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mallet

/ˈmælɪt/MA-lit
/ˈmælɪt/MA-lit

Meaninga little hammer

Common meaning: a wooden hammer

Journey through time

  1. Latinmalleus, -ī‘a hammer’
  2. Frenchmaillet
  3. Middle Englishmailletsource
  4. Englishmallet‘a wooden hammer’ · today

mall also in: malleable

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 Latin malleus ‘a hammer’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry malleus, p. 1104 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

malleable

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