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ductile

/ˈdʌktəl/DUHK-tuhl
/ˈdʌktəl/DUHK-tuhl

Meaningto lead

Common meaning: able to be drawn out into wire

Journey through time

  1. Latinducere‘to lead’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto lead → easily ledductilis‘easily led’source
  3. Frenchductile‘easily hammered’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftseasily hammered → able to be drawn out into wireductile‘able to be drawn out into wire’ · 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 ducere ‘to lead’.

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