CANOPIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Canopy

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from medieval Latin canopeum ‘ceremonial canopy’, alteration of Latin conopeum ‘mosquito net over a bed’, from Greek kōnōpeion ‘couch with mosquito curtains’, from kōnōps ‘mosquito’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkanəpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something, especially a throne or bed

Short Definition:

covering

Examples:
  • a romantic four-poster bed complete with drapes and a canopy
  • a full moon and a canopy of stars
Definition:

the uppermost branches of the trees in a forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of foliage

Short Definition:

tree tops

Examples:
  • woolly monkeys spend hours every day sitting high in the canopy

Word: Canopy

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkanəpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cover or provide with a canopy

Short Definition:

cover

Examples:
  • the river was canopied by overhanging trees

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