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nuncupative

Meaningname or declare

Common meaning: declared orally, especially of a will

Journey through time

  1. Latinnuncupativus‘name or declare’source
  2. Late Latinmeaning shiftsname or declare → nominalnuncupativus‘nominal’source
  3. Frenchnuncupatif‘nuncupative’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsnominal → declared orally, especially of a willnuncupative‘declared orally, especially of a will’ · today

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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin nuncupativus ‘name or declare’.

Roots

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