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peak

/ˈpik/PEEK
/ˈpik/PEEK

Meaninga point

Common meaning: a pointed top

Journey through time

  1. Irishpeacsource
  2. Middle Englishpeksource
  3. Englishpeak‘a pointed top’ · 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 Irish peac ‘a point’.

Roots

  • peac Irish “a point”

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