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robust

/ɹəʊˈbʌst/roh-BUHST
/ɹoʊˈbʌst/roh-BUHST

Meaningoak-strong

Common meaning: strong and healthy

Journey through time

  1. Latinrōbur‘oak’
  2. Frenchrobuste
  3. Englishrobust‘strong and healthy’ · today

rob also in: corroborate

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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin rōbur ‘oak; strength’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rōbur, p. 1597 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • rōbur Latin “oak; strength”

Related words

corroborate

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