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rural

/ˈɹʊɹəl/RUU-ruhl
/ˈɹʊɹəl/RUU-ruhl

Meaningof the countryside

Common meaning: of the countryside

Journey through time

  1. Latinrūs, rūris‘the countryside’
  2. Frenchrural
  3. Englishrural‘of the countryside’ · today

rur also in: rustic

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 rūs ‘the countryside’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rūs, p. 1607 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

rustic

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