name
Meaning 1
A female given name from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
claire
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈklɛə/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈkhl̥ɛə]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /ˈkleː/
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Australian: [ˈkhl̥eː]
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/ˈkle̝ə/ without the cheer–chair merger
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[ˈkhl̥e̝ə] without the cheer–chair merger
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/ˈkliə/ cheer–chair merger
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[ˈkhl̥iə] cheer–chair merger
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/ˈklɜː/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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[ˈkhl̥ɜː] Lancashire, fair–fur merger
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Canadian, General-American, Standard: /ˈklɛɚ/
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Canadian, General-American, Standard: [ˈkhl̥ɛɚ] ~ [ˈkhl̥ɛɹ̩]
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Scotland: /ˈkleɹ/
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Scotland: [ˈkl̥eɹ]
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
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homophone: Clare
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homophone: clear (cheer–chair merger)
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CMU ARPABET: K L EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Clare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Claire, also a spelling variant of the English Clare.
Borrowed from French claire, the feminine form of clair (“clear”).
Real reading context