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leman

/ˈlimən/LEE-muhn
/ˈlimən/LEE-muhn

Meaningdear

Common meaning: a sweetheart (archaic)

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishleof‘dear’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlemmansource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdear → a sweetheartleman‘a sweetheart (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.
  • 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 leof ‘dear’.

Roots

  • leof Old English “dear”

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