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element

/ˈeləmənt/EH-luh-muhnt
/ˈɛləmənt/EH-luh-muhnt

Meaninga first principle

Common meaning: a basic part

Journey through time

  1. Latinelementum‘a first principle’source
  2. Old Frenchelementsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa first principle → a basic partelement‘a basic part’ · 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 elementum ‘a first principle’.

Source words

  • elementum Latin · source word “a first principle”

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