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quinsy

Meaningthroat inflammation

Common meaning: painful infection near the tonsil

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchquinancie‘throat inflammation’source
  2. Frenchquinanciesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthroat inflammation → painful infection near the tonsilquinsy‘painful infection near the tonsil’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French quinancie ‘throat inflammation’.

Roots

  • quinancie Old French “throat inflammation”

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