schism
/sˈkɪzəm/SKIH-zuhm
/sˈkɪzəm/SKIH-zuhm
Meaninga split
Common meaning: a split in a group
- schisto splitLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1517 · scan
- mGreek noun ending (-ma) cut short
Journey through time
- Greekσχίζω‘to split’
- Latinschisma
- Frenchschisme
- Middle Englishscismesource
- Englishschism‘a split in a group’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Greek σχίζω ‘to split’.
Roots
- σχίζω Greek “to split”
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app