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deaf

/ˈdef/DEF
/ˈdɛf/DEF

Meaningdeaf, dull

Common meaning: unable to hear

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdeafsource
  2. Middle Englishdeefsource
  3. Englishdeaf‘unable to hear’ · today

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 Old English deaf ‘deaf, dull’.

Roots

  • deaf Old English “deaf, dull”

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