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shaw

/ˈʃɔː/SHAW
/ˈʃɔ/SHAW

Meaninga copse, a wood

Common meaning: a thicket

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishscaga‘a shaw’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishschawesource
  3. Englishshaw‘a thicket’ · 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 English scaga ‘a copse, a wood’.

Roots

  • scaga Old English “a copse, a wood”

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