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side

/ˈsaɪd/SYD
/ˈsaɪd/SYD

Meaningwide, broad

Common meaning: a surface or edge of a thing

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishsidsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsidesource
  3. Englishside‘a surface or edge of a thing’ · 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 sid ‘wide, broad’.

Roots

  • sid Old English “wide, broad”

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