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mitre

/ˈmɪtɹi/MIH-tree
/ˈmɪtɹi/MIH-tree

Meaninga cap

Common meaning: a bishop's hat

Journey through time

  1. Latinmitra‘a cap’source
  2. Old Frenchmitresource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa cap → a bishop's hatmitre‘a bishop's hat’ · 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 mitra ‘a cap’.

Roots

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