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judge

/ˈdʒʌdʒ/JUHJ
/ˈdʒʌdʒ/JUHJ

Meaningone who rules on a case

Common meaning: one who decides cases

Other meanings: to decide

Journey through time

  1. Latiniūdex, -icis‘one who rules on a case’
  2. Frenchjuge
  3. Englishjudge‘one who decides cases’ · today

judg also in: judicialprejudice

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 iūdex ‘one who rules on a case’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry iūdex, p. 1008 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

judicialprejudice

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