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integument

/ˌɪnˈteɡjəmənt/in-TEG-yuh-muhnt
/ˌɪnˈtɛɡjəmənt/in-TEG-yuh-muhnt

Meaninga covering

Common meaning: a natural outer covering

‘in, into’ + ‘to cover’ → integument

Journey through time

  1. Latintegō, tēxī, tēctum‘to cover’
  2. Englishintegument‘a natural outer covering’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

teg also in: detectprotect

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 tegō ‘to cover’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tegō, p. 1845 · dictionary scan

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