name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
causey
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːzi/
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General-American: /ˈkɔzi/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈkɑzi/
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 Z IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An embankment holding in water; a dam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 4
A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman caucie, chaucee et al., from Late Latin calceāta. In Guernsey use after Guernsey Norman cauchie.