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wood

/ˈwʊd/WUUD
/ˈwʊd/WUUD

Meaningwood or forest

Common meaning: hard fibrous material from trees

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwudu‘wood or forest’source
  2. Middle Englishwodecraft‘wood or forest’source
  3. Englishwood‘hard fibrous material from trees’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wudu ‘wood or forest’.

Roots

  • wudu Old English “wood or forest”

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