carol
/ˈkæɹəl/
nounverb
Common
1.n.joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
2.n.a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
3.v.sing carols
“They went caroling on Christmas Day”
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carol and carroll are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. carol means “joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ”. carroll means “English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)”. carol is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkæɹəl/
1.n.joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
2.n.a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
3.v.sing carols
“They went caroling on Christmas Day”
/ˈkæɹəl/
| carol | carroll | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæɹəl/ | /ˈkæɹəl/ |
| Said | KAR-uhl | KAR-uhl |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Christmas carol | Lewis Carroll, Dodgson, Reverend Dodgson |
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1.n.English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)