loophole

Meaning

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
loop‧hole
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈluːphəʊl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English loupe (“opening in a wall”) + hole, from a Germanic source. Compare Medieval Latin loupa, lobia and Middle Dutch lupen (“to watch”).

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