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parchment

/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/PAHRCH-muhnt
/ˈpɑɹtʃmənt/PAHRCH-muhnt

Meaningpergamena, parchment

Common meaning: animal skin for writing

Journey through time

  1. Latinpergamina‘pergamena, parchment’source
  2. Frenchparcheminsource
  3. Middle Englishpercheminsource
  4. Englishparchment‘animal skin for writing’ · 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 pergamina ‘pergamena, parchment’.

Roots

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