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delay

/dɪˈleɪ/dih-LAY
/dɪˈleɪ/dih-LAY

Meaningput off

Common meaning: a putting off

Journey through time

  1. Latindilatasource
  2. Old Frenchdelai‘delay’source
  3. Englishdelay‘a putting off’ · 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 Latin dilata ‘put off’.

Source words

  • dilata Latin · source word “put off”

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