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cube

/kˈjuːb/KYOOB
/kˈjub/KYOOB

Meaninga die

Common meaning: a solid with six square faces

Journey through time

  1. Greekκύβος‘a cube’
  2. Latincubus
  3. Frenchcube
  4. Englishcube‘a solid with six square faces’ · today

cub also in: cubiccubism

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek κύβος ‘a cube; a die for play’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κύβος, p. 854 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

cubiccubism

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