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den

/ˈden/DEN
/ˈdɛn/DEN

Meaninga cave, a sleeping-place

Common meaning: a hidden lair or hollow where a beast rests

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdenn‘a cave, sleeping-place’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa cave, sleeping-place → a hidden lair or hollow where a beast restsden‘a hidden lair or hollow where a beast rests’ · 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.
  • 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 Old English denn ‘a cave, a sleeping-place’.

Roots

  • denn Old English “a cave, a sleeping-place”

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