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/kəmpˈlit/kuhm-PLEET

/kəmpˈlit/kuhm-PLEET

Meaningfilled up

Common meaning: having all its parts

comwith, together
pletfull; to fillLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1386 · scan

‘with, together’ + ‘full’ → complete

Journey through time

Latinplēnus; pleō‘full’
Englishcomplete‘having all its parts’ · today

com- also in: compel combust comfort command commend

plet also in: plenty supply implement replenish

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 plēnus; pleō ‘full; to fill’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry plēnus, p. 1386 · dictionary scan

Roots

plēnus; pleō Latin “full; to fill”

Related words

implement plenty replenish supply

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