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costume

/kɒsˈtuːm/ko-STOOM
/kɑsˈtum/kah-STOOM

Meaningcustom

Common meaning: a style of dress

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincostumasource
  2. Italiancostumesource
  3. Frenchcostumesource
  4. Englishcostume‘a style of dress’ · 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 costuma ‘custom’.

Roots

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