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guile

/ˈɡaɪl/GYL
/ˈɡaɪl/GYL

Meaningguille

Common meaning: cunning or deceit

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchguile‘guille’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsguille → deceitgile‘deceit’source
  3. Englishguile‘cunning or deceit’ · 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 French guile ‘guille’.

Roots

  • guile Old French “guille”

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