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altitude

/ˈæltəˌtuːd/AL-tuh-tood
/ˈæltəˌtud/AL-tuh-tood

Meaningheight

Common meaning: height above sea level

Journey through time

  1. Latinaltus‘high’
  2. Englishaltitude‘height above sea level’ · today

alt also in: altoaltarexalt

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

altaraltoexalt

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