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appellant

/əˈpelɪnt/uh-PEH-lint
/əˈpɛlɪnt/uh-PEH-lint

Meaningto appeal

Common meaning: someone who appeals

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchapeler‘to appeal’source
  2. Frenchappellantsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto appeal → someone who appealsappellant‘someone who appeals’ · 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 Old French apeler ‘to appeal’.

Roots

  • apeler Old French “to appeal”

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