notation
/nəʊˈteɪʃən/noh-TAY-shuhn
/noʊˈteɪʃən/noh-TAY-shuhn
Meaninga marking
Common meaning: a system of written signs
- nota mark; to markLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1217 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinnota; notō‘a mark’
- Englishnotation‘a system of written signs’ · today
not also in: notary
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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin nota; notō ‘a mark; to mark’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry nota, p. 1217 · dictionary scan
Roots
- nota; notō Latin “a mark; to mark”
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