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time

/ˈtaɪm/TYM
/ˈtaɪm/TYM

Meaninga stretch of time, an hour

Common meaning: the ongoing sequence of events

Other meanings: a point in it

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DA‘distribute, appoint’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 144, p. 735 · scan
  2. Old Englishtimasource
  3. Middle Englishtimesource
  4. Englishtime‘the ongoing sequence of events’ · 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 tima ‘a stretch of time, an hour’.

Roots

  • tima Old English “a stretch of time, an hour”

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