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stencil

/sˈtensɪl/STEN-sil
/sˈtɛnsɪl/STEN-sil

Meaninga spark

Common meaning: a cut-out pattern for painting

Journey through time

  1. Latinscintilla‘a spark’source
  2. Old Frenchestencele‘a spark’source
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa spark → to sparkleestenceler‘to sparkle’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto sparkle → a cut-out pattern for paintingstencil‘a cut-out pattern for painting’ · 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 Latin scintilla ‘a spark’.

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