Added 8 October 2026
member
/ˈmɛm.bə/ noun
In Latin: sodālis Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about member at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization).
only members will be admitted
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Anything that belongs to a set or class.
snakes are members of the class Reptilia
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An external body part that projects from the body.
it is important to keep the extremities warm
Origin
From Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum (“limb, body part”), from Proto-Italic *memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, *mēms-rom (“flesh”). Akin to Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz, “meat, flesh”), Crimean Gothic menus. Coexists with native limb, from Old English lim (“limb, joint, main branch”). Mostly displaced lith (“limb, joint, member”), from Old English liþ (“limb, member, join, tip”), which still survives in British dialect.
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