noble

/ˈnəʊbəl/NOH-buhl

/ˈnoʊbəl/NOH-buhl

Meaningwell-known

Common meaning: of high rank or fine character

noto get to know, learnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 361 · scan
bleending: -fold, times over

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 cognōscō (from (g)nōscō) ‘to get to know, learn’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cognōscō (from (g)nōscō), p. 361 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry NOBLE, p. 393 · dictionary scan

Roots

cognōscō (from (g)nōscō) Latin “to get to know, learn”

Related words

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