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hymn

/ˈhɪm/HIM
/ˈhɪm/HIM

Meaninga song of praise

Common meaning: a religious song

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WABH‘weave’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 347, p. 742 · scan
  2. Greekὕμνος‘a song of praise’
  3. Latinhymnum
  4. Middle Englishympnesource
  5. Englishhymn‘a religious song’ · 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 Greek ὕμνος ‘a song of praise’.

Roots

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