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/ˈjuːʒəwəl/YOO-zhuh-wuhl
/ˈjuʒəwəl/YOO-zhuh-wuhl
Meaningin use
Common meaning: normal
Other meanings: happening often
- usto use; usefulLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1946 · scan
- ualadjective ending: having to do with
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 ūtor ‘to use; useful’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ūtor, p. 1946 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ūtor, ūsus; ūtilis Latin “to use; useful”
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