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dais

/ˈdeɪz/DAYZ
/ˈdeɪz/DAYZ

Meaninga flat plate (table)

Common meaning: a raised platform

Journey through time

  1. Latindiscus (Gk. δίσκος)‘a quoit, flat plate’
  2. Old Frenchdeissource
  3. Middle Englishdeissource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa quoit, flat plate → a raised platformdais‘a raised platform’ · today

dais also in: deskdiscdish

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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin discus (Gk. δίσκος) ‘a quoit, flat plate’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry discus (Gk. δίσκος), p. 590 · dictionary scan

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