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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleam

/fliːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fleam
IPA
/fliːm/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.

noun

The watercourse or runoff from a mill; millstream

British usage

noun

A large trench or gully cut into a meadow in order to drain it

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fleme, fleom, from Old French flieme, flemie (“open vein”), probably via a Proto-Germanic source (compare Old Saxon flēma, Old High German fliotuma, fliodema, Old English flȳtme (“fleam, lancet”)), borrowed from Vulgar Latin fletoma, *fletomus, from Late Latin flebotomus, phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτόμον (phlebotómon). Compare French flamme, Dutch vlijm, German Fliete, Danish flitte (“fleam”). Doublet of phlebotome.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fleme, flieme, -, fletoma, flebotomus, φλεβοτόμον

Usage

Inflected Forms

fleams (plural) phleam (alternative) fleem (alternative)

Derived Forms

fleamy

Phrases

fleam saw fleam tooth

Frequently Paired Words

fleme Flemish

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce fleam?
The recorded pronunciation is /fliːm/.
What does fleam mean?
A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.
Where does fleam come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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