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mar

/ˈmɑː/MAHR
/ˈmɑɹ/MAHR

Meaninghindering

Common meaning: to spoil

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishmirransourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmerrensource
  3. Englishmar‘to spoil’ · 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 mirran ‘hindering’.

Roots

  • mirran Old English “hindering”

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