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wardrobe

/ˈwɔːdˌɹəʊb/WAWR-drohb
/ˈwɔɹdˌɹoʊb/WAWR-drohb

Meaningto ward, keep, preserve

Common meaning: cupboard or room used for keeping clothes

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchwarder‘to ward, keep, preserve’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto ward, keep, preserve → place for clotheswarderobe‘place for clothes’source
  3. Englishwardrobe‘cupboard or room used for keeping clothes’ · 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 French warder ‘to ward, keep, preserve’.

Roots

  • warder Old French “to ward, keep, preserve”

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