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saccharine

/ˈsækəˌaɪn/SA-kur-eyen
/ˈsækɚˌaɪn/SA-kur-eyen

Meaningsugar

Common meaning: overly sweet or sentimental

Journey through time

  1. Greeksakkharon‘sugar’source
  2. Latinsaccharon‘sugar’source
  3. Frenchsaccharin‘of sugar’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsof sugar → overly sweet or sentimentalsaccharine‘overly sweet or sentimental’ · 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 sakkharon ‘sugar’.

Roots

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