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grallatory

Meaninga step

Common meaning: of wading birds

Journey through time

  1. Latingradus‘a step’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa step → a stilt-walkergrallator‘a stilt-walker’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa stilt-walker → of wading birdsgrallatory‘of wading birds’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin gradus ‘a step’.

Roots

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