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midge

/ˈmɪdʒ/MIJ
/ˈmɪdʒ/MIJ

Meaningsmall fly

Common meaning: tiny flying insect

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmicge‘small fly’source
  2. Middle Englishmiggesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssmall fly → tiny flying insectmidge‘tiny flying insect’ · 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 micge ‘small fly’.

Roots

  • micge Old English “small fly”

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