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asylum

/əˈsaɪləm/uh-SIGH-luhm
/əˈsaɪləm/uh-SIGH-luhm

Meaningplace of refuge

Common meaning: protection or a place of refuge

Journey through time

  1. Greekἄσυλον‘place of refuge’source
  2. Latinasylum‘refuge’source
  3. Englishasylum‘protection or a place of refuge’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄσυλον ‘place of refuge’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ASYLUM, p. 40 · dictionary scan

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