double

/ˈdʌbəl/DUH-buhl
/ˈdʌbəl/DUH-buhl

Meaningtwofold

Common meaning: twice as much

Journey through time

  1. Latinduo‘two’
  2. Old Frenchdoblesource
  3. Middle Englishdoublesource
  4. Englishdouble‘twice as much’ · today

dou also in: dual

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 duo ‘two’.

Roots

  • duo Latin “two”

Related words

dual

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