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oracle

/ˈɔːɹəkəl/AW-ruh-kuhl
/ˈɔɹəkəl/AW-ruh-kuhl

Meaninga speaking (place)

Common meaning: a place or person through whom a god was thought to speak

Journey through time

  1. Latinōrō; ōs, ōris‘to speak, pray’
  2. Frenchoracle
  3. Middle Englishoraclesource
  4. Englishoracle‘a place or person through whom a god was thought to speak’ · today

or also in: oraladore

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 ōrō; ōs ‘to speak, pray; the mouth’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ōrō, p. 1280 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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