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pearl

/ˈpɜːl/PURL
/ˈpɝl/PURL

Meaninga pearl

Common meaning: a gem from an oyster

Journey through time

  1. Frenchperlesource
  2. Middle Englishperlesource
  3. Englishpearl‘a gem from an oyster’ · 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 French perle ‘a pearl’.

Roots

  • perle French “a pearl”

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