meteor
/ˈmitiə/MEE-tee-ur
/ˈmitiɚ/MEE-tee-ur
Meaningsomething raised in the air
Common meaning: a shooting star
- meteorraised up, in the airLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 506 · scan
Journey through time
- Greekμετέωρος‘raised up, in the air’
- Old Frenchmeteoresource
- Englishmeaning shiftsraised up, in the air → a shooting starmeteor‘a shooting star’ · today
meteor also in: meteorology
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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Origin: Built on Greek μετέωρος ‘raised up, in the air’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry μετέωρος, p. 506 · dictionary scan
Roots
- μετέωρος Greek “raised up, in the air”
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