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forum

/ˈfɔːɹəm/FAW-ruhm
/ˈfɔɹəm/FAW-ruhm

Meaningthe market square

Common meaning: a public meeting place

Journey through time

  1. Latinforum‘the square of a Roman town, used for markets and lawsuits’
  2. Englishforum‘a public meeting place’ · today

for also in: forensic

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 forum ‘the square of a Roman town, used for markets and lawsuits’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry forum, p. 773 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • forum Latin “the square of a Roman town, used for markets and lawsuits”

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