noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of opera pump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opera pump
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
opera slipper
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ŏp′(ə)r-ə slĭp′ər
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔːp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/ older
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General-American, Scotland: /ˌɔp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
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Canada: /ˌɒp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
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Canada, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑp.ə̯ɹ.ə ˈslɪp.ə̯ɹ/
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Australian: /ˌɔp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈslɪp.ə̯(ɹ)/
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New-Zealand: /ˌɒp.ə̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.ə̯(ɹ)/
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New-Zealand: /ˌɒp.ɐ̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.ɐ̯(ɹ)/
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New-Zealand: /ˌɒp.a̯(ɹ).ə ˈsləp.a̯(ɹ)/
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India: /ˌɔp.ə̯r.a ˈslɪp.ə̯r/
noun
Meaning 2
One's house slipper, cut low on both sides at the shank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.