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tower

/ˈtaʊə/TOW-ur
/ˈtaʊɚ/TOW-ur

Meaninga tower

Common meaning: a tall narrow building

Journey through time

  1. Latinturrem‘a tower’source
  2. Old Frenchtursource
  3. Englishtower‘a tall narrow building’ · 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 turrem ‘a tower’.

Roots

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