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sober

/ˈsəʊbə/SOH-bur
/ˈsoʊbɚ/SOH-bur

Meaningnot drunk

Common meaning: not drunk

Other meanings: serious

Journey through time

  1. Latinsobriumsource
  2. Frenchsobresource
  3. Middle Englishsobresource
  4. Englishsober‘not drunk’ · 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 Latin sobrium ‘not drunk’.

Roots

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