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/pˈɹəʊˌfaɪl/PROH-fyl
/pˈɹoʊˌfaɪl/PROH-fyl

Meaninga border, an outline

Common meaning: a side view, an outline

Journey through time

  1. Italianprofilo‘a border, an outline’source
  2. Early English spellingProfilesource
  3. Englishprofile‘a side view, an outline’ · 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 Italian profilo ‘a border, an outline’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PROFILE, p. 469 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • profilo Italian “a border, an outline”

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