cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
epidemic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
rhymes: -ɛmɪk
Forms: form: epidemics
form: epidemick
form: epidemical
Etymology: From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”).
Senses: examples: text: At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].
ref: 1950 January, “Notes and News: George Bradshaw's Grave”, in Railway Magazine, pages 61–62:
glosses: A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
topics: epidemiology
medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: word: endemic#Noun
word: pandemic#Noun
word: enzootic#Noun
english: nonhuman animals
translation: nonhuman animals
word: epizootic#Noun
word: panzootic#Noun
word: ;
english: plants
translation: plants
word: enphytotic#Noun
word: epiphytotic#Noun
glosses: An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
examples: text: Even before the pandemic, the United States surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said the country was experiencing an “epidemic of loneliness,” driven by the accelerated pace of life and the spread of technology into all of our social interactions.
ref: 2022 April 20, John Leland, quoting Vivek Murthy, “How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: People are holding coordinated protests across UK towns and cities this weekend against what they call a “climate of fear” on the roads, and an “epidemic” of careless and dangerous driving that is curbing children’s freedoms and putting lives at risk.
ref: 2023 September 29, Laura Laker, “UK protests planned amid ‘epidemic’ of dangerous driving”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: A heightened occurrence of anything harmful.
examples: text: Lord Avonleigh was at once liberated from his imprisonment, well prepared to be considered, and to consider himself, a martyr to the cause of loyalty; and as the services of the rich nobleman,...his claims to notice and favour were most graciously acknowledged. Accordingly, he returned to his seat in a little fever of royal devotedness—it was the fashionable epidemic; and who coming from Whitehall could be without it?
ref: 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 98–99:
glosses: The spreading of an idea or belief amongst a population.
Derived terms: antiepidemic
epicurve
epidemic curve
epidemiclike
hyperepidemic
iatroepidemic
infodemic
interepidemic
microepidemic
midepidemic
panepidemic
post-epidemic
postepidemic
pre-epidemic
preepidemic
pseudoepidemic
subepidemic
syndemic
virgin soil epidemic
Related terms: ecdemic
endemic
pandemic
quademic
tridemic
tripledemic
twindemic
murrain
pestilence
epidemic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
rhymes: -ɛmɪk
Forms: form: more epidemic
form: most epidemic
form: epidemick
form: epidemical
Etymology: From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”).
Senses: coordinate_terms: word: endemic#Adjective
word: pandemic#Adjective
word: enzootic#Adjective
english: nonhuman animals
translation: nonhuman animals
word: epizootic#Adjective
word: panzootic#Adjective
word: ;
english: plants
translation: plants
word: enphytotic#Adjective
word: epiphytotic#Adjective
word: panphytotic#Adjective
glosses: Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.
examples: text: Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
text: [In] May, there was, at London and in its neighbourhood, a disease very epidemic, though not fatal, which had some time before been very prevalent both in Italy and Germany.
ref: 1852, Annals of influenza or epidemic catarrhal fever in Great Britain, page 76:
text: The major reason for such an examination was to determine if any patterns uncovered seemed to be more epidemic than endemic.
ref: 1986, Gerald F. Pyle, The Diffusion of Influenza: Patterns and Paradigms, →ISBN, page 123:
text: This proportion increased about 5% from 1988 to 1992—hardly a change of epidemic proportions.
ref: 2003, James C. Howell, Preventing & Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 19:
text: This was the stagecoach holdup, and while these encounters were not as epidemic as we like to remember, nonetheless there were numerous bands of "road agents" who lay by the roadside in wait for passengers.
ref: 2013, Frederick Allen, A Decent, Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes, page 8:
synonyms: word: common
word: ubiquitous
word: common
word: disseminated
word: far-flung
word: extensive
word: pervasive
word: predominant
word: prevailing
word: prevalent
word: regnant
word: rife
word: spread out
word: systemic
word: ubiquitous
word: universal
word: widespread
glosses: Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
Derived terms: word: ecoepidemic
word: endemoepidemic
word: epidemically
word: epidemicity
word: hyperepidemic
word: nonepidemic
sense: Compound words and expressions
word: epidemic nephropathy
sense: Compound words and expressions
word: epidemic polyarthritis
sense: Compound words and expressions
word: epidemic roseola
sense: Compound words and expressions
word: epidemic threshold
Related terms: ecdemic
epidemiology
enzootic
epizootic
Equatorial Guinea
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl ˈɡɪni/
Senses: examples: text: Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s smallest countries, with just over 850,000 residents. Bata is one of the country’s two cities with populations of more than 30,000, the other being the island-based capital Malabo.
ref: 2021 March 7, Marlon Sorto, Hira Humayun and Susannah Cullinane, “Equatorial Guinea blasts kill more than 12, injure hundreds”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Malabo.
Synonyms: Spanish Guinea
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Related terms: Equatoguinea
Equatoguinean
Countries of the world
Guatemala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Guatemala (originally the name of Iximche, the location of Guatemala's first capital), from Classical Nahuatl Cuauhtēmallān, from cuauhtēmalli (“woodpile”) + -tlān (“place”).
Senses: examples: text: Foreign nationals who arrive in Guatemala through deportation flights will be repatriated to their home countries, Arévalo said, adding that the US and Guatemala would continue to have talks on how the process would work and how the US would cooperate.
ref: 2025 February 5, Michael Rios, “Guatemala to increase deportation flights from US carrying migrants from other countries”, in CNN:
related: word: mul:GTM
glosses: A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.
glosses: A department of Guatemala.
Derived terms: Guatemalan
Related terms: Guatemala City
Guyana
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/
ipa: /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/
rhymes: -ɑːnə
Forms: form: Gayana
form: Goyana
form: Guayana
form: Guiana
Etymology: From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.
Senses: glosses: A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
Synonyms: word: British Guiana
Derived terms: British Guyana
Dutch Guyana
English Guyana
French Guyana
Guyana spotted roach
Portuguese Guyana
Spanish Guyana
Honduras
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /hɒnˈdjʊə.ɹəs/
ipa: /hɑnˈdʊɹ.əs/
ipa: /hɑnˈdjʊɹ.əs/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish honduras (“depths”, referring to the deep waters off the northern coast).
It may also come from the alleged Columbus quote, "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" ("Thank god we have departed from those depths"), said during his fourth and final voyage in 1502.
Senses: examples: text: In the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, ICE agents arrested Walter Valladares, a 53-year-old undocumented immigrant from Honduras, according to family members who spoke with CNN.
ref: 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN:
text: Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations.
ref: 2025 April 27, Dakin Andone, “3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.
Derived terms: British Honduras
Honduran
Haiti
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈheɪ.ti/
rhymes: -eɪti
Forms: form: Haïti
form: Hayti
Etymology: From Taíno hayiti (“land of lofty barrows or mountains”), which was the native name given to the whole island of Hispaniola.
Senses: examples: text: Both groups have recently started testing their first prototypes. Matternet ran a series of successful field tests of its prototype UAVs in the Dominican Republic and Haiti in September, and met local groups to sell the idea.
ref: 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
text: The first exhibition of 320 Vodou objects from Haiti opens in Taiwan and will run through June 16 at the Museum of World Religions in Yonghe, New Taipei City. Vodou is a religion, made up of influences from many other religions. Prof.Rachel Beauvoir Dominique, a Vodou priestess and a professor of anthropology at the University of Haiti, said Vodou is a way of life and an important part in the day-to-day lives of many Haitians.
ref: 2015 April 12, Carlson Wong, “Haitian Vodou exhibition opens in Taiwan”, in Radio Taiwan International, archived from the original on 14 May 2023:
glosses: A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti.
glosses: Synonym of Hispaniola.
synonyms: word: Hispaniola
Derived terms: Hayshee
Hungary
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhʌŋ.ɡəɹ.i/
homophone: hungry stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Etymology: From Middle English Hungary, Hungrye, Hungry, from Old English Hungerie from Medieval Latin Hungaria. Doublet of Hungaria.
Senses: examples: text: Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
ref: 2017 March 2, Eliza Mackintosh, “No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.
Related terms: Hungarian
Hungarland
Hungarian People's Republic
Hungarian Republic
Kingdom of Hungary
Principality of Hungary
Transleithania
Indonesia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/
ipa: /-zi.ə/
enpr: ĭn'də-nēʹzhə
enpr: -dō-
ipa: /ˌɪndəˈniʒə/
ipa: /-doʊ-/
note: Indic
ipa: /ɪɳɖoneʃɪa/
note: Indic
ipa: /ɪɳɖoniʃɪa/
ipa: /ˌɪn̪.d̪oˈn̪iː.ʃɐ/
rhymes: -iːʒə
rhymes: -iːziə
Etymology: (late nineteenth century) Attested circa 1850, composed of Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indian”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”); initially, in competition with Insulinde, of the same meaning, lexically constructed on a Latin basis, or in reference to the East Indies archipelago.
Senses: examples: text: Nearly 80% of people in Indonesia are connected to the internet and people aged 16 to 64 spend an average of more than three hours a day on social media, according to the We Are Social 2023 Digital Report, which provides global social media insights.
ref: 2024 February 11, Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, “How Indonesia’s future is in the hands of young voters, in 5 charts”, in CNN:
synonyms: Eaholms
glosses: A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.
Meronyms: sense: provinces
word: Aceh
word: Bali
word: Bangka-Belitung
word: Banten
word: Bengkulu
word: Gorontalo
word: Jakarta
word: Jambi
word: Central Java
word: East Java
word: West Java
word: Central Kalimantan
word: East Kalimantan
word: North Kalimantan
word: South Kalimantan
word: West Kalimantan
word: Lampung
word: Maluku
word: North Maluku
word: East Nusa Tenggara
word: West Nusa Tenggara
word: Papua
word: Central Papua
word: Highland Papua
word: South Papua
word: Southwest Papua
word: West Papua
word: Riau
word: Central Sulawesi
word: North Sulawesi
word: South Sulawesi
word: Southeast Sulawesi
word: West Sulawesi
word: North Sumatra
word: South Sumatra
word: West Sumatra
word: Yogyakarta
Derived terms: Bahasa Indonesia
Indonesian
Indonesiaphile
Indonesiaphilia
Indonesiaphobe
Indonesiaphobia
Ireland
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/
note: Dublin / East
ipa: [ˈɑɪɚlənd]
note: Dublin / East
ipa: [ˈʌɪɚlənd]
note: Dublin / East
ipa: [ˈəɪɚlənd]
note: Dublin / East
ipa: [ˈɑɚlənd]
ipa: [ˈaɪɚlənd]
ipa: [ˈäɪɚɫɪ̈nd]
ipa: [ˈɑɪələnd]
rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)lənd
Forms: form: Irelands
Etymology: From Middle English Ireland, Irelond, Irlond, Irland, from Old English Īrland. Perhaps also from Middle Irish Éire + -land, equivalent to Eire + -land. Ultimately from Old Irish Ériu (“Ireland”). See Irish.
Senses: examples: text: The crux of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issue lies in the fact it is a British territory on the island of Ireland, meaning it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member.
ref: 2023 February 28, “UK’s Sunak in Northern Ireland after landing new Brexit trade deal”, in EFE, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2023:
glosses: A large island in northwestern Europe.
synonyms: Republic of Ireland
Eire
Southern Ireland
glosses: A country in northwestern Europe.
glosses: A surname.
glosses: Other places named Ireland:
A hamlet in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1341).
glosses: Other places named Ireland:
A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: Other places named Ireland:
An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, United States.
glosses: Other places named Ireland:
An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
Synonyms: sense: island
word: Emerald Isle
sense: nation
word: Republic of Ireland
sense: nation
word: Southern Ireland
sense: nation
word: Eire
sense: nation
english: now chiefly Irish Republicanism
translation: now chiefly Irish Republicanism
word: Free State
sense: both
word: Éire
sense: both
word: Eire
sense: both
word: Hibernia
sense: both
word: Éireann
sense: both
word: Éirinn
sense: both
word: Erin
sense: both
english: obsolete nickname
translation: obsolete nickname
word: Wolfland
sense: both
word: Scotia Ivernia
sense: both
word: Green Erin
word: Ireland
word: Scotia
Meronyms: word: Republic of Ireland
word: Northern Ireland
word: Connacht
word: Leinster
word: Munster
word: Ulster
Derived terms: Irelander
Ireland's Eye
Ireland Wood
New Ireland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Related terms: Irish
Hiberno-English
India
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪndiːə/
enpr: ĭnʹdēə
ipa: /ˈɪndi.ə/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈɪɳɖɪa/
note: Tanglish, Kerala
ipa: /ˈɪn̪d̪ɪa/
rhymes: -ɪndiə
Forms: form: Indias
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš
Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš
Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor.
Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor.
Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós)
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía)bor.
Latin Indiabor.
Old English Indea
English India
Inherited from Old English India, Indea, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indus river”), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).
Compare Middle English Inde and Ynde from Old French Ynde (original form started to prevail in the 16th century), Classical Persian هند (hind, “India”), Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “a river, stream”).
Senses: examples: text: The demolition of two mosques in India within days of each other has highlighted the deep religious divide in the country, months before voters head to the polls for a nationwide election that is expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi a rare third term in power.
ref: 2024 February 15, Aishwarya S Iyer and Rhea Mogul, “‘Erasing a part of history’ – What a double mosque demolition tells us about India ahead of crucial election”, in CNN:
synonyms: Hindustan
Bharat
glosses: A country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
glosses: A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent.
raw_tags: in modern use
qualifier: often "British India"
glosses: A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.
glosses: A female given name.
Synonyms: sense: Republic of India
word: Bharat
sense: Republic of India
word: Hinduland
sense: Republic of India
word: Hindustan
sense: Landmass
word: Indian subcontinent
sense: Landmass
english: usually including Indian Ocean nations
translation: usually including Indian Ocean nations
word: South Asia
sense: Landmass
word: the subcontinent
Meronyms: word: the subcontinent
Derived terms: All India
Farther India
India ink
India matting
Indian
Indiana
India-no-place
India paper
India proof
india rubber
Northeast India
Portuguese India
Pride of India tree
Serindia
Silicon Valley of India
song of India
Related terms: Countries of the world
Bharat
Italy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪtəli/
ipa: [ˈɪ.ɾə.li]
note: some American dialects
ipa: [ˈɪʔ.li]
ipa: [ˈɪ.tə.lɪj]
note: Ghanaian
ipa: [ˈi.tɐ.li]
ipa: [ˈɪθ̠əli]
note: Local Dublin
ipa: [ˈɪhəli]
note: Local Dublin
ipa: [ˈɪʔəli]
note: Indic
ipa: /ɪˈʈæli/
note: Indic
ipa: /ɪˈʈɑli/
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈɪʈəli/
Etymology: Etymology tree
Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú)bor.?
Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā)der.
Latin Italiabor.
Old English Italia
English Italy
Inherited from Old English Italia, borrowed from Latin Italia, from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), possibly borrowed from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú).
 Usually explained as a cognate of vitulus (“calf”), thus meaning "land of young bulls" in Oscan. In that case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). According to some ancient Greek authors, named after a king Italus or Italos, whose kingdom was on the peninsula.
Senses: examples: text: Rome is the heart of Italy [...]. She was, is, and must ever be, her capital.
ref: 1868, E. S. G. S., Italy and her capital, page 170:
text: Italy and her invaders
ref: 19th century, Thomas Hodgkin, Italy and her invaders, title
text: Serie A club Inter Milan – whom Eriksen had been contracted to at the time of the incident – let the midfielder move abroad as he was unable to play in Italy unless the ICD device was removed.
ref: 2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN:
glosses: A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.
glosses: Synonym of Apennine Peninsula.
synonyms: word: Apennine Peninsula
Meronyms: sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Abruzzo
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Apulia
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Basilicata
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Calabria
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Campania
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Emilia-Romagna
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Lazio
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Liguria
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Lombardy
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Marche
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Molise
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Piedmont
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Sardinia
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Sicily
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Trentino-Alto Adige
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Tuscany
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Umbria
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Valle d'Aosta
sense: country in Southern Europe
word: Veneto
Derived terms: Italian
Italianate
Italianisation
Italianization
Italianise
Italianize
Italic
Italish
Italo-
Italophile
Italophobe
Shitaly
Jamaica
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jə-mā′kə
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒaˈmeː.ka/
rhymes: -eɪkə
Forms: form: Jomayca
form: Jamacia
Etymology: Derived from Taíno Xaymaca (“land of wood and water”), from Taíno maca (“wood”).
Senses: examples: text: Thomas says the saga resulting in him being stranded and homeless in Jamaica started in February, when he was evicted from the apartment he shared with friends in Killeen, Texas, about an hour north of Austin.
ref: 2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025:
glosses: An island and country in the Caribbean.
Derived terms: Jam.
Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Channel
Jamaica coalition
Jamaica ginger
Jamaican
Jamaica pepper
Jamaica rose
Jamaica train
Related terms: Kingston
Jamaica
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jə-mā′kə
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒaˈmeː.ka/
rhymes: -eɪkə
Etymology: After Kuchamakin, a Massachusett leader; from Massachusett.
Senses: glosses: Jamaica Plain, Boston, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Jamaica
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jə-mā′kə
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒaˈmeː.ka/
rhymes: -eɪkə
Etymology: From the Massachusett word for “beaver”, tummunk. Compare next etymology. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 4.
Senses: glosses: A town in Vermont. See Jamaica, Vermont on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Jamaica
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jə-mā′kə
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈmæɪ.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒəˈme.kə/
ipa: /d͡ʒaˈmeː.ka/
rhymes: -eɪkə
Etymology: From earlier Jamaco, Jemaco, Jameco, borrowed from Munsee amoxkw (“beaver”), or another Lenape language. Doublet of Tamaqua and Etymology 3.
Senses: glosses: A neighborhood of Queens, New York. See Jamaica, Queens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kenya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛn.jə/
ipa: /ˈkiːn.jə/
ipa: [ˈkɛ.ɲa]
rhymes: -ɛnjə
rhymes: (dated) -iːnjə
Etymology: From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including
* from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped)
* from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”)
* from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”)
Senses: examples: text: The object of the builders was to push on to Uganda as quickly as possible; one result was that Kenya was "discovered" on the way.
ref: 1950 April 23, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:
text: Thomas was born in 1986, at a US military hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, to a mother born in Kenya and a US citizen father who eventually spent more than a decade in the military, where he repaired Army helicopters.
ref: 2025 July 8, Zoe Sottile, “He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2025:
glosses: A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Derived terms: Kenya AA
Kenya tick typhus
Related terms: Countries of the world
Cambodia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: [kæmˈboʊdi.ə]
Forms: form: Cambogia
Etymology: From French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Both words are derived from Middle Khmer Kambuja (Modern Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə)). Ultimately from Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja, the name of a tribe mentioned in Hindu scripture). Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge.
Senses: glosses: A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.
wikipedia: Middle Khmer
Related terms: english: former English name
translation: former English name
word: Kampuchea
word: Countries of the world
Kiribati
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/
ipa: /ˈkɪrəbæs/
ipa: /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/
ipa: /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/
ipa: /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/
ipa: /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/
Etymology: From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954).
Senses: glosses: A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.
glosses: The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.
Synonyms: topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Gilbertese
Related terms: I-Kiribati
South Tarawa
Countries of the world
Comoros
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/
Forms: form: the Comoros
Etymology: Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).
Senses: glosses: A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
glosses: An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.
Synonyms: Comoro Islands
Hypernyms: Subsahara
Related terms: Moroni
countries of the world
Comoros, CIA World Fact Book 2004 on Wikisource
Portal:Comoros on Wikinews
comma
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: kŏm'ə
ipa: /ˈkɒmə/
ipa: /ˈkɔmə/
note: weak vowel merger
ipa: [ˈkɑ.mə ~ ˈkɑ.mʌ]
note: Indic
ipa: /ˈkɔmɑ/
enpr: kə-mä'
ipa: /kəˈmɑ/
Forms: form: commas
form: commaing
form: commaed
form: commaed
form: come
Etymology: From Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).
Senses: glosses: To place a comma or commas within text; to follow, precede, or surround a portion of text with commas.
Related terms: alt: '; ’
word: apostrophe
word: curly brackets
word: brace
word: square bracket
word: bracket
alt: :
word: colon
alt: ‒; –; —; ―
word: dash
alt: …
word: ellipsis
alt: !
word: exclamation mark
alt: ⁄
word: fraction slash
alt: « »; ‹ ›
word: guillemet
alt: -; ‐
word: hyphen
alt: ·
word: interpunct
alt: ‽
word: interrobang
word: bracket
word: parentheses (US
alt: ( )
word: Canada)
word: full stop
alt: .
word: period
alt: ?
word: question mark
alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „
word: quotation marks
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
alt: "; '
word: quotation marks
alt: ;
word: semicolon
word: slash
alt: /
word: stroke
alt: ] [
word: space
colon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
enpr: kō'lən
ipa: /ˈkoʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkɔ.lən/
ipa: [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩]
rhymes: -əʊlən
rhymes: -əʊlɒn
Forms: form: colons
form: cola
Etymology: From Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).
Senses: examples: text: A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause.
ref: 2005, William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, Penguin Press, page 15:
glosses: The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
glosses: The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
glosses: A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
topics: biology
epigraphy
geography
history
human-sciences
literature
media
natural-sciences
palaeography
paleogeography
paleography
paleontology
publishing
sciences
glosses: A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
Synonyms: sense: punctuation mark
word: colon-point
Derived terms: word: colon-point
word: dicolon
alt: semi-colon
word: semicolon
word: tricolon
Related terms: alt: '; ’
word: apostrophe
word: curly brackets
word: brace
word: square bracket
word: bracket
alt: ,
word: comma
alt: ‒; –; —; ―
word: dash
alt: …
word: ellipsis
alt: !
word: exclamation mark
alt: ⁄
word: fraction slash
alt: « »; ‹ ›
word: guillemet
alt: -; ‐
word: hyphen
alt: ·
word: interpunct
alt: ‽
word: interrobang
word: bracket
word: parentheses (US
alt: ( )
word: Canada)
word: full stop
alt: .
word: period
alt: ?
word: question mark
alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „
word: quotation marks
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
alt: "; '
word: quotation marks
alt: ;
word: semicolon
word: slash
alt: /
word: stroke
alt: ] [
word: space
colon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
enpr: kō'lən
ipa: /ˈkoʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkɔ.lən/
ipa: [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩]
rhymes: -əʊlən
rhymes: -əʊlɒn
Forms: form: colons
form: cola
form: coli
Etymology: From Latin cŏlon (“large intestine”), from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “the large intestine, also food, meat, fodder”).
Senses: examples: text: Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum.
ref: 2025 March 21, Katia Hetter, “Reduce your risk of colon and rectal cancer with these basic steps”, in CNN:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
Meronyms: ascending colon
transverse colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon
Derived terms: ascending colon
colectomy
colic
coliform
colitis
colocolonic
colon cleansing
colonectomy
colonic
colonic irrigation
colonitis
colonocyte
colonogenic
colonogram
colonography
colonoid
colonopathy
colonoscope
colonoscopy
colostomy
colovaginoplasty
descending colon
dolichocolon
hemicolon
microcolon
midcolon
pneumocolon
redundant colon
sigmoid colon
spastic colon
transverse colon
Related terms: bowel
large intestine
rectum
colon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
enpr: kō'lən
ipa: /ˈkoʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkɔ.lən/
ipa: [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩]
rhymes: -əʊlən
rhymes: -əʊlɒn
ipa: /kəˈlɒn/
ipa: /kəˈloʊn/
other: /koʊ.loʊn/
ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/
enpr: kō'lən
ipa: /ˈkoʊ.lən/
ipa: /ˈkɔ.lən/
ipa: [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩]
rhymes: -əʊlən
rhymes: -əʊlɒn
Forms: form: colons
form: colone
Etymology: From French colon.
Senses: glosses: A husbandman.
examples: text: The reaction of the European colons, a mixture of shock and fear, was to demand further draconian measures and to suspend any suggestion of new reforms.
ref: 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 28:
glosses: A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
full stop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/
Forms: form: full stops
Senses: glosses: The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
examples: text: [S]pielberg was keen to stress that The Fabelmans is not a full stop: “It is not because I decided to retire, and this is my swan song, don’t believe that.”
ref: 2022 October 22, Wendy Ide, quoting Steven Spielberg, “‘It’s a way to bring my mum and dad back’: Steven Spielberg on the new wave of cine-memoirs”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A decisive end to something.
Synonyms: sense: indicating end of sentence
word: period
sense: marking an abbreviation
word: dot
word: point
word: -x
sense: decisive end
word: hard stop
Derived terms: Chinese full stop
full-stop landing
ideographic full stop
Japanese full stop
Related terms: alt: '; ’
word: apostrophe
word: curly brackets
word: brace
word: square bracket
word: bracket
alt: :
word: colon
alt: ,
word: comma
alt: ‒; –; —; ―
word: dash
alt: …
word: ellipsis
alt: !
word: exclamation mark
alt: ⁄
word: fraction slash
alt: « »; ‹ ›
word: guillemet
alt: -; ‐
word: hyphen
alt: ·
word: interpunct
alt: ‽
word: interrobang
word: bracket
word: parentheses (US
alt: ( )
word: Canada)
alt: .
word: full stop or period
alt: ?
word: question mark
alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „
word: quotation marks
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
sciences
physical-sciences
natural-sciences
alt: "; '
word: quotation marks
alt: ;
word: semicolon
word: slash
alt: /
word: stroke
alt: ] [
word: space
full stop
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/
Senses: examples: text: We need more people to join IRC, full stop.
glosses: Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
Synonyms: sense: and nothing less
word: and that’s final
sense: and nothing less
word: hard stop
sense: and nothing less
word: that’s that
sense: and nothing less
word: it’s as simple as that
sense: and nothing less
word: period
sense: and nothing less
word: end of
Related terms: dot dot dot
question mark
early
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ûr′lē
ipa: /ˈɜːli/
enpr: ûr′lē
ipa: /ˈɜɹli/
homophone: Earley
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Forms: form: earlies
Etymology: From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: On my first day on the watch after leaving the shoplifting squad I paraded on earlies but had completely forgotten to take my ear ring off.
ref: 2007, Paul W. Browning, The Good Guys Wear Blue, page 193:
glosses: A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
early
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: enpr: ûr′lē
ipa: /ˈɜːli/
enpr: ûr′lē
ipa: /ˈɜɹli/
homophone: Earley
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Forms: form: earlier
form: earliest
Etymology: From Middle English erly, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe (“early; early in the morning”, adverb), equivalent to ere + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árliga, árla ( > Danish årle, Swedish arla, Norwegian årle, Faroese árla).
Senses: examples: text: We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.
text: I had children too early (in life), so my first baby arrived early.
text: No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
ref: 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46:
text: While warmer springs cause the early spider orchid to flower earlier in May, climate warming is also causing female bees to emerge from hibernation even earlier – confounding the orchid’s attempts to dupe the male bees.
ref: 2018 April 5, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian:
glosses: At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
examples: text: [T]thoſe that ſeeke me early, ſhall find me.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 8:17, column 1:
text: You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; / Tomorrow 'ill be the happiest time of all the blythe Newyear; […]
ref: 1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The May Queen”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza I, page 90:
glosses: Soon; in good time; seasonably.
Synonyms: prematurely
Derived terms: bright and early
Christmas come early
welcome
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: enpr: wĕlʹkəm
ipa: /ˈwɛl.kəm/
rhymes: -ɛlkəm
Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognate with Scots walcome, West Frisian wolkom, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Danish velkommen, Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, velkommen, Swedish välkommen, Icelandic velkominn, Faroese vælkomin, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Senses: examples: text: Welcome to the life of Electra Heart!
glosses: Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
glosses: Ellipsis of you're welcome..
welcome
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: wĕlʹkəm
ipa: /ˈwɛl.kəm/
rhymes: -ɛlkəm
Forms: form: welcomes
Etymology: From Middle English welcome, wolcume, wulcume, wilcume, from Old English wilcuma (“a wished-for guest”; compare also wilcume (“welcome!”, interjection)), from Proto-West Germanic *willjakwemō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a wished-for arrival or guest”), possibly from *wiljakwemaną (“to be welcome”), equivalent to will (“desire”) + come (“comer, arrival”). The component wil- was replaced by wel- when the sense “guest” of the second component was no longer understood, likely under influence from the adverb well. Cognate with Scots walcome, West Frisian wolkom, Dutch welkom (earlier willecome), German willkommen, German Low German willkamen, Danish velkommen, Norwegian Bokmål velkommen, Norwegian Nynorsk velkomen, velkommen, Swedish välkommen, Icelandic velkominn, Faroese vælkomin, and Old French wilecome (whence Middle French willecomme (“welcome”)), from Germanic.
The verb is from Middle English welcomen, wolcumen, wilcumen, from Old English wellcumian, wylcumian, wilcumian (“to welcome, receive gladly”).
Similar constructions are found in Modern Greek καλώς ορίσατε (kalós orísate), South Slavic languages, such as Bulgarian добре́ дошъ́л (dobré došǎ́l), Serbo-Croatian dobrodošao,
and also in Romance languages, such as Italian benvenuto, Spanish bienvenido, French bienvenu, Catalan benvingut, Portuguese bem-vindo and Romanian bun venit, meaning “[may you have fared] well [in] coming [here]”. These Romance terms do not derive from a Classical Latin root, as no similar construction in Latin is found to exist, but are instead presumed (considering the ruling elite of the Germanic kingdoms which succeeded the Western Roman Empire) to be the result of a calque from a Germanic language into Proto-Romance (Vulgar Latin; see Latin *bene venūtus, and compare perdōnō and compāniō for similar historical calques).
Senses: glosses: The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
glosses: The utterance of such a greeting.
examples: text: We entered the house and found a ready welcome.
text: Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too.
ref: 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
text: the warmest welcome at an inn
ref: 1735, William Shenstone, Written at an inn at Henley:
glosses: Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.
examples: text: The townspeople crossed freely from bank to bank, and it stayed that way until breakup in March or April or, in years when winter outstayed its welcome, maybe even May.
ref: 1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 42:
glosses: The state of being a welcome guest.
Derived terms: outstay one's welcome
understay one's welcome
wear out one's welcome
welcome pole
welcome to my life
welcome to the club
new
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuː/
ipa: /nu/
ipa: [n(j)ʉː]
ipa: [nɪu̯]
ipa: /njʉː/
ipa: /njʉ/
ipa: /nɪu̯/
homophone: gnu
homophone: knew
homophone: nu
rhymes: -uː
Forms: form: more new
form: most new
Etymology: From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos. Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”), Latin novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (now, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).
Senses: examples: Near-synonym: recently
new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown hay, new-laid eggs
synonyms: word: freshly
word: newly
extra: especially in composition
glosses: Synonym of newly, especially in composition.
examples: text: They are scraping the site clean to build new.
synonyms: anew#Adverb
;
afresh#Adverb
glosses: As new; from scratch.
Related terms: new-
new
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuː/
ipa: /nu/
ipa: [n(j)ʉː]
ipa: [nɪu̯]
ipa: /njʉː/
ipa: /njʉ/
ipa: /nɪu̯/
homophone: gnu
homophone: knew
homophone: nu
rhymes: -uː
Forms: form: news
Etymology: From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos. Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”), Latin novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (now, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).
Senses: examples: text: Out with the old, in with the new.
glosses: Things that are new.
raw_tags: with the
antonyms: old
glosses: A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
examples: text: In the Britannia "news" were worms, to be trodden on […]
ref: 1956, Naval Review (London), volume 44, page 286:
topics: government
military
naval
navy
politics
war
glosses: A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
new
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /njuː/
ipa: /nu/
ipa: [n(j)ʉː]
ipa: [nɪu̯]
ipa: /njʉː/
ipa: /njʉ/
ipa: /nɪu̯/
homophone: gnu
homophone: knew
homophone: nu
rhymes: -uː
Forms: form: news
form: newing
form: newed
form: newed
Etymology: From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos (“new”), from *néwos. Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo and novuss.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”), Latin novus (“new”), Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Persian نو (now, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Hindi नया (nayā, “new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”).
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glosses: Synonym of new up.
synonyms: word: new up
glosses: To make new; to recreate; to renew.
Derived terms: benew
new up
renew