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leasing

/ˈlisɪŋ/LEE-sing
/ˈlisɪŋ/LEE-sing

Meaningfalse, empty

Common meaning: lying, falsehood (archaic)

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishleas‘false’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishleasung‘a falsehood’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishlesyngesource
  4. Englishleasing‘lying, falsehood (archaic)’ · 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 leas ‘false, empty’.

Roots

  • leas Old English “false, empty”

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