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moose

/ˈmuːs/MOOS
/ˈmus/MOOS

Meaningthe moose

Common meaning: a large deer of North America

Journey through time

  1. Algonquianmonsesource
  2. Knisteneauxmouswaksource
  3. Englishmoose‘a large deer of North America’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Algonquian monse ‘the moose’.

Roots

  • monse Algonquian “the moose”

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