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mandible

/ˈmændəbəl/MAN-duh-buhl
/ˈmændəbəl/MAN-duh-buhl

Meaningto chew

Common meaning: jawbone or jaw-like mouthpart

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√MAD‘chew’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 259, p. 739 · scan
  2. Latinmandere‘to chew’source
  3. Latinmeaning shiftsto chew → jawmandibula‘jaw’source
  4. Englishmandible‘jawbone or jaw-like mouthpart’ · 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 Latin mandere ‘to chew’.

Roots

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