treasure
/tˈɹeʒə/TREH-zhur
/tˈɹɛʒɚ/TREH-zhur
Meaninga store
Common meaning: hoarded wealth
- treasura treasure, storeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 366 · scan
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 Greek θησαυρός ‘a treasure, store’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry θησαυρός, p. 366 · dictionary scan
Roots
- θησαυρός Greek “a treasure, store”
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