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ake

Pronunciation: /eɪk/

The English word “ake” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.

adverb

  1. forever

Etymology

From Middle English aken, from Old English acan (“to ache”), from Proto-West Germanic *akan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną (“to ache”). More at ache.

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