caleidoscoop

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English kaleidoscope, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “shape”) (compare -oid) +‎ -scope. Coined 1817, by David Brewster, its inventor.[1]

Figurative sense of “constantly changing pattern” attested 1819 by Lord Byron, who had received a kaleidoscope from his publisher.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaː.lɛi̯.doːˈskoːp/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧lei‧do‧scoop

Noun[edit]

caleidoscoop m (plural caleidoscopen, diminutive caleidoscoopje n)

  1. kaleidoscope

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “caleidoscoop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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