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habit

/ˈhæbət/HA-buht
/ˈhæbət/HA-buht

Meaningcondition, dress

Common meaning: a custom

Other meanings: a monk's dress

Journey through time

  1. Latinhabitum‘condition, dress’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftscondition, dress → a garment, raimenthabit‘a garment, raiment’source
  3. Middle Englishhabitsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa garment, raiment → a customhabit‘a custom’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin habitum ‘condition, dress’.

Roots

  • habitum Latin “condition, dress”

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