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marmoset

/ˈmɑːməˌzet/MAHR-muh-zet
/ˈmɑɹməˌzɛt/MAHR-muh-zet

Meaningmarble

Common meaning: small long-tailed monkey

Journey through time

  1. Latinmarmor‘marble’source
  2. Old Frenchmarmousetsource
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsmarble → small figure or puppetmarmouset‘small figure or puppet’source
  4. Middle Englishmarmosetsource
  5. Englishmarmoset‘small long-tailed monkey’ · 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 Latin marmor ‘marble’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MARMOSET, p. 354 · dictionary scan

Roots

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