How to pronounce limb
American English pronunciation
LIM
- IPA
- /ˈlɪm/
- Syllables
- LIM (1 syllable)
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What limb means
Most people know limb in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A large branch of a tree
In a sentence: A squirrel ran along the oak's thick limb and leaped onto the roof.
Where it comes from: It comes from Old English lim, meaning a part of the body or a branch. The silent b was added in the late 1500s.
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