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fleam

Meaninga lancet

Common meaning: a lancet for bleeding animals

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinfletoma‘a lancet’source
  2. Old Frenchfliemesource
  3. Englishfleam‘a lancet for bleeding animals’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin fletoma ‘a lancet’.

Source words

  • fletoma Late Latin · source word “a lancet”

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