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average

/ˈævəɪdʒ/A-vur-ij
/ˈævɚɪdʒ/A-vur-ij

Meaningwork

Common meaning: the usual amount

Journey through time

  1. Latinopera‘work’source
  2. Late Latinaveriumsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftswork → the usual amountaverage‘the usual amount’ · 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 Latin opera ‘work’.

Roots

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