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knot

/ˈnɒt/NOT
/ˈnɑt/NAHT

Meaninga knot

Common meaning: a tie made in a piece of rope or string

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcnotta‘a knot’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishknotte‘knot’source
  3. Englishknot‘a tie made in a piece of rope or string’ · 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 Old English cnotta ‘a knot’.

Roots

  • cnotta Old English “a knot”

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