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panther

/ˈpænθə/PAN-thur
/ˈpænθɚ/PAN-thur

Meaningpanther

Common meaning: large cat, especially a leopard or black big cat

Journey through time

  1. Latinpanthera‘panther’source
  2. Old Frenchpanthere‘a panther’source
  3. Middle Englishpantere‘panther’source
  4. Englishpanther‘large cat, especially a leopard or black big cat’ · 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 panthera ‘panther’.

Roots

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