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access

/ˈækˌses/AK-ses
/ˈækˌsɛs/AK-ses

Meaninga going towards

Common meaning: a way in, or the right to enter

‘to, towards’ + ‘to go, move away’ → access

Journey through time

  1. Latincēdō, cessī, cessum‘to go, move away’
  2. Englishaccess‘a way in, or the right to enter’ · today

ac- also in: accordaccostaccrueaccuseacquire

cess also in: exceedexcessrecedeconcedeprecede

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cēdō ‘to go, move away; to give way’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cēdō, p. 307 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

concededeceaseexceedexcessprecedeproceedprocessrecederecessionsucceed

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