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affiliation

/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/uh-fih-lee-AY-shuhn
/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/uh-fih-lee-AY-shuhn

Meaninga son

Common meaning: connection with a group

Journey through time

  1. Latinfilius‘a son’source
  2. Frenchaffiliationsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa son → connection with a groupaffiliation‘connection with a group’ · today

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 filius ‘a son’.

Roots

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