compulsory
/kəmˈpʌlsəi/kuhm-PUHL-sur-ee
/kəmˈpʌlsɚi/kuhm-PUHL-sur-ee
Meaningdriven by force
Common meaning: required by a rule
Other meanings: not optional
- comwith, together
- pulsto drive, pushLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1326 · scan
- oryplace ending: a place for
‘with, together’ + ‘to drive, push’ → compulsory
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
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Origin: Built on Latin pellō ‘to drive, push’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pellō, p. 1326 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pellō, pepulī, pulsum Latin “to drive, push”
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