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reprisal

/ɹipˈɹaɪzəl/ree-PRIGH-zuhl
/ɹipˈɹaɪzəl/ree-PRIGH-zuhl

Meaninga taking back

Common meaning: an act of retaliation

Journey through time

  1. Italianripresagliasource
  2. Old Frenchrepresaillesource
  3. Englishreprisal‘an act of retaliation’ · 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 Italian ripresaglia ‘a taking back’.

Roots

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