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rant

/ˈɹænt/RANT
/ˈɹænt/RANT

Meaningto rave

Common meaning: to speak loudly and wildly

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchranten‘to rave, to be enraged’source
  2. Early English spellingrantsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rave, to be enraged → to speak loudly and wildlyrant‘to speak loudly and wildly’ · 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 Old Dutch ranten ‘to rave’.

Roots

  • ranten Old Dutch “to rave”

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