logic

/ˈlɒdʒɪk/LO-jik
/ˈlɑdʒɪk/LAH-jik

Meaningof reason; the art of reasoning

Common meaning: the study of sound reasoning

Journey through time

  1. Greekλόγος (lógos)‘a word, saying’
  2. Latinlogica
  3. Old Frenchlogiquesource
  4. Middle Englishlogikesource
  5. Englishlogic‘the study of sound reasoning’ · today

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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 Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan

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