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ricochet

/ˈɹɪkəˌʃeɪ/RIH-kuh-shay
/ˈɹɪkəˌʃeɪ/RIH-kuh-shay

Meaningskipping a stone over water

Common meaning: rebound from a surface

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchricochetsource
  2. Frenchricochet‘skipping a stone over water’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsskipping a stone over water → rebound from a surfacericochet‘rebound from a surface’ · 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 Old French ricochet ‘skipping a stone over water’.

Roots

  • ricochet Old French “skipping a stone over water”

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