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glass

/ɡˈlæs/GLAS
/ɡˈlæs/GLAS

Meaninga hard

Common meaning: a hard, clear, brittle material

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishglæs‘glass’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishglassource
  3. Englishglass‘a hard, clear, brittle material’ · 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 glæs ‘a hard’.

Source words

  • glæs Old English · source word “a hard”

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