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oven

/ˈʌvən/UH-vuhn
/ˈʌvən/UH-vuhn

Meaninga furnace

Common meaning: an enclosed space for baking

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishofen‘ofm’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishouensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsofm → an enclosed space for bakingoven‘an enclosed space for baking’ · 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 Old English ofen ‘a furnace’.

Roots

  • ofen Old English “a furnace”

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