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mental

/ˈmentəl/MEN-tuhl
/ˈmɛntəl/MEN-tuhl

Meaningof the mind

Common meaning: of the mind

Journey through time

  1. Latinmēns, mentis‘the mind’
  2. Middle Englishmeinealsource
  3. Englishmental‘of the mind’ · today

ment also in: mentionmentalitycommentdemented

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 mēns ‘the mind’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mēns, p. 1132 · dictionary scan

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Related words

commentdementedmentalitymention

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