Anchor - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations
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Anchor

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AN-ker'ANG-kur'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Steady

MEANING

A device used to prevent the motion of a vessel

ORIGIN

Nautical

ETYMOLOGY

From Old English 'ancor', borrowed from Latin 'ancora', from Greek 'ankura'

CULTURAL NOTES

Anchors are often symbols of hope and steadfastness

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used historically in maritime cultures as a symbol of safety and security

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