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shred

/ʃˈɹed/SHRED
/ʃˈɹɛd/SHRED

Meaninga piece, strip

Common meaning: small torn strip

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishscrēade‘a piece, strip’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishshredesource
  3. Englishshred‘small torn strip’ · 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 English scrēade ‘a piece, strip’.

Roots

  • scrēade Old English “a piece, strip”

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