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tape

/ˈteɪp/TAYP
/ˈteɪp/TAYP

Meaninga fillet

Common meaning: a narrow strip

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishtæppe‘a fillet’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtapesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa fillet → a narrow striptape‘a narrow 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 tæppe ‘a fillet’.

Roots

  • tæppe Old English “a fillet”

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