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prefect

/pˈɹiˌfekt/PREE-fekt
/pˈɹiˌfɛkt/PREE-fekt

Meaningone set over others

Common meaning: an official in charge

Journey through time

  1. Latinpraefectus‘one set over others’source
  2. Old Frenchprefectsource
  3. Middle Englishprefectsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsone set over others → an official in chargeprefect‘an official in charge’ · 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: 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 praefectus ‘one set over others’.

Roots

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