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liver

/ˈlɪvə/LIH-vur
/ˈlɪvɚ/LIH-vur

Meaningthe liver

Common meaning: the large organ that filters the blood

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishlifersourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishliversource
  3. Englishliver‘the large organ that filters the blood’ · 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 lifer ‘the liver’.

Roots

  • lifer Old English “the liver”

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