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mutual

/mˈjuːtʃuːəl/MYOO-choo-uhl
/mˈjutʃuəl/MYOO-choo-uhl

Meaningexchanged

Common meaning: shared by both sides

Journey through time

  1. Latinmūtō, mūtāvī‘to change’
  2. Old Frenchmutuélsource
  3. Englishmutual‘shared by both sides’ · today

mut also in: immutable

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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mūtō ‘to change’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mūtō, p. 1180 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

immutable

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