graduate
/ˈɡɹædʒəwət/GRA-juh-wuht
/ˈɡɹædʒəwət/GRA-juh-wuht
Meaningone given a step (degree)
Common meaning: someone who has finished a degree
- gradua step; to step, walkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 821 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latingraduatus‘given a degree’source
- Englishgraduate‘someone who has finished a degree’ · 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 gradus; gradior ‘a step’.
Roots
- gradus; gradior, gressus Latin “a step; to step, walk”
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