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maugre

Meaningbad, ill

Common meaning: in spite of

Journey through time

  1. Latinmalus‘bad, ill’source
  2. Old Frenchmalgresource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbad, ill → in spite ofmaugre‘in spite of’ · 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

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin malus ‘bad, ill’.

Roots

  • malus Latin “bad, ill”

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