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binary

/ˈbaɪnəi/BIGH-nur-ee
/ˈbaɪnɚi/BIGH-nur-ee

Meaningtwofold

Common meaning: made of two parts

Journey through time

  1. Latinbinus‘twofold’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftstwofold → consisting of two thingsbinarius‘consisting of two things’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsconsisting of two things → made of two partsbinary‘made of two parts’ · 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 Latin binus ‘twofold’.

Roots

  • binus Latin “twofold”

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