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compass

/ˈkʌmpəs/KUHM-puhs
/ˈkʌmpəs/KUHM-puhs

Meaninga circle

Common meaning: a direction-finding tool

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincompassus‘a circle, circuit’source
  2. Middle Englishcompassource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa circle, circuit → a direction-finding toolcompass‘a direction-finding tool’ · 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 Late Latin compassus ‘a circle’.

Roots

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