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altar

/ˈɔːltə/AWL-tur
/ˈɔltɚ/AWL-tur

Meaninga high place

Common meaning: a raised table for offerings or worship

Journey through time

  1. Latinaltus‘high’
  2. Old Frenchaltersource
  3. Englishaltar‘a raised table for offerings or worship’ · today

alt also in: altoaltitudeexalt

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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin altus ‘high; deep’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry altus, p. 99 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • altus Latin “high; deep”

Related words

altitudealtoexalt

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