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Word: Ache
Speech Type: Noun
Old English æce (noun), acan (verb). In Middle English and early modern English the noun was spelled atche and rhymed with ‘batch’ and the verb was spelled and pronounced as it is today. The noun began to be pronounced like the verb around 1700. The modern spelling is largely due to Dr Johnson, who mistakenly assumed its derivation to be from Greek akhos ‘pain’
eɪk
a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body
Short Definition:pain
Examples:- the ache in her head worsened
- he had stomach ache
Word: Ache
Speech Type: Verb
eɪk
suffer from a continuous dull pain
Short Definition:feel dull pain
Examples:- my legs ached from the previous day's exercise
- I'm aching all over
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