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covenant

/ˈkʌvənənt/KUH-vuh-nuhnt
/ˈkʌvənənt/KUH-vuh-nuhnt

Meaningto come together

Common meaning: a solemn agreement

Journey through time

  1. Latinconuenire‘to come together’source
  2. Old Frenchconvenantsource
  3. Middle Englishcovenantsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto come together → a solemn agreementcovenant‘a solemn agreement’ · 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 Latin conuenire ‘to come together’.

Roots

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