idea
/aɪˈdiə/eye-DEE-uh
/aɪˈdiə/eye-DEE-uh
Meaninga look; a form
Common meaning: a thought or plan
- idelook, formLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 375 · scan
- aLatin plural ending: things to be
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 Greek ἰδέα ‘look, form’.
Roots
- ἰδέα Greek “look, form”
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