laureate
/ˈlɔːɹiət/LAW-ree-uht
/ˈlɔɹiət/LAW-ree-uht
Meaningcrowned with bay
Common meaning: honoured for achievement
- laurthe bay treeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1043 · scan
- eateadjective ending (Latin -eatus)
Journey through time
- Latinlaurus, -ī‘the bay tree’
- Englishlaureate‘honoured for achievement’ · 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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin laurus ‘the bay tree’.
Roots
- laurus, -ī Latin “the bay tree”
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