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quince

/kˈwɪns/KWINS
/kˈwɪns/KWINS

MeaningCydonian apple

Common meaning: hard aromatic fruit used in preserves

Journey through time

  1. Greekκυδώνιον‘Cydonian apple’source
  2. Latincydoniasource
  3. Old Frenchcoignasse‘quince’source
  4. Middle Englishcoinesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsCydonian apple → hard aromatic fruit used in preservesquince‘hard aromatic fruit used in preserves’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κυδώνιον ‘Cydonian apple’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry QUINCE, p. 485 · dictionary scan

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