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invasion

/ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/in-VAY-zhuhn
/ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/in-VAY-zhuhn

Meaninga going in

Common meaning: an armed entry into another land

‘in, into’ + ‘to go’ → invasion

Journey through time

  1. Latinvādō, vāsī‘to go’
  2. Frenchinvasion
  3. Englishinvasion‘an armed entry into another land’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

vas also in: evadeinvade

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 vādō ‘to go’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vādō, p. 1951 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

evadeinvade

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