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comrade

/ˈkɒmˌɹæd/KOM-rad
/ˈkɑmˌɹæd/KAHM-rad

Meaninggroup sharing a room

Common meaning: companion, especially in a shared cause

Journey through time

  1. Spanishcamarada‘group sharing a room’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsgroup sharing a room → camera,achambercamara‘camera,achamber’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscamera,achamber → companion, especially in a shared causecomrade‘companion, especially in a shared cause’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Spanish camarada ‘group sharing a room’.

Roots

  • camarada Spanish “group sharing a room”

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