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binnacle

Meaningto dwell

Common meaning: the stand that holds a ship's compass

Journey through time

  1. Latinhabitare‘to dwell’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto dwell → a little dwellinghabitaculum‘a little dwelling’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa little dwelling → the stand that holds a ship's compassbinnacle‘the stand that holds a ship's compass’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin habitare ‘to dwell’.

Roots

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