morale
/məˈæl/mur-AL
/mɚˈæl/mur-AL
Meaningspirit; custom
Common meaning: team spirit, confidence
- morcustom, wayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1167 · scan
- aleFrench noun ending
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 Latin mōs ‘custom, way’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mōs, p. 1167 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mōs, mōris Latin “custom, way”
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