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sup

/ˈsʌp/SUHP
/ˈsʌp/SUHP

Meaningdrink in sips

Common meaning: eat an evening meal, in literary use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstipansource
  2. Middle Englishsoupen‘drink or sip’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdrink or sip → eat an evening meal, in literary usesup‘eat an evening meal, in literary use’ · 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 stipan ‘drink in sips’.

Roots

  • stipan Old English “drink in sips”

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