wheelchair English · revision 15412

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ ''(UK)''; /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|wheel|chair]], also written wheel-chair.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A chair on wheels, used by invalids: about 1700 in Etymonline and Merriam-Webster.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ As an adjective it describes things designed for wheelchair users, as wheelchair housing.^(Chambers 2008) The phrase ''wheelchair-bound'', attested by 1981, is now discouraged.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1700 – wheelchair.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1981 – wheelchair-bound.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A chair on large wheels for a person who cannot walk, either pushed or moved by the user.^(AHD)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[wheel]]

+ * [[chair]]

+ * [[bath chair]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}