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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Wycliffe en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwɪklɪf/
  • /ˈwaɪklɪf/ non-recognized, but somewhat common

Etymology

From Old English wiht (“bend”) + clif (“escarpment, hill-slope; riverbank”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A neighbourhood of Modesto, California, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms

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Wycliffes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Wycliffian · Wycliffe with Thorpe · Wycliffite · Wycliffism · Wycliffist