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dense

/ˈdens/DENS
/ˈdɛns/DENS

Meaningthick

Common meaning: thick, closely packed

Journey through time

  1. Latindēnsus‘thick, crowded’
  2. Englishdense‘thick, closely packed’ · today

dens also in: densitycondense

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 dēnsus ‘thick, crowded’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dēnsus, p. 546 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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