Word a Day
slice
What does slice mean?
slice (noun): a thin, broad piece cut off.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce slice?
/slaɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does slice come from?
From Middle English sclise, sklise, from Old French esclice, esclis (“a piece split off”), deverbal of esclicer, esclicier (“to splinter, split up”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “slice” mean?
the shore of a sea or ocean
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a person who owns something
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a raised horizontal surface
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a thin, broad piece cut off
Right! That's what “slice” means.
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