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bespoke.

Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɪˈspəʊk/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈspəʊk/Canada, General-American/bəˈspoʊk/Canada, General-American/bɪˈspəʉk/Australia
  1. Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

    Ireland · UK · not-comparable
  2. Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

    Ireland · UK · not-comparable
    a bespoke tailor
Where this word comes from

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

verb/bɪˈspəʊk/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈspəʊk/Canada, General-American/bəˈspoʊk/Canada, General-American/bɪˈspəʉk/Australia
  1. simple past of bespeak

    Ireland · UK · form-of · past
  2. past participle of bespeak

    Ireland · UK · archaic · form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

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