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reins

/ˈɹeɪnz/RAYNZ
/ˈɹeɪnz/RAYNZ

Meaningkidneys

Common meaning: the loins, kidneys

Journey through time

  1. Latinrenessource
  2. Old Frenchreins‘the reines’source
  3. Middle Englishreinessource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsthe reines → the loins, kidneysreins‘the loins, kidneys’ · 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 Latin renes ‘kidneys’.

Roots

  • renes Latin “kidneys”

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