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putative

/pˈjuːtətɪv/PYOO-tuh-tiv
/pˈjutətɪv/PYOO-tuh-tiv

Meaningimaginary, presumptive

Common meaning: generally believed or assumed

Journey through time

  1. Latinputativus‘imaginary, presumptive’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsimaginary, presumptive → supposedputatif‘supposed’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssupposed → generally believed or assumedputative‘generally believed or assumed’ · 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 putativus ‘imaginary, presumptive’.

Roots

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