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leaf

/ˈlif/LEEF
/ˈlif/LEEF

Meaninga leaf of a plant

Common meaning: one of the flat green growths on a stem

Other meanings: also a page

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishleaf‘spl’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishleefsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsspl → one of the flat green growths on a stemleaf‘one of the flat green growths on a stem’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English leaf ‘a leaf of a plant’.

Roots

  • leaf Old English “a leaf of a plant”

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