vestibule
/ˈvestɪbˌjuːl/VEH-stih-byool
/ˈvɛstɪbˌjul/VEH-stih-byool
Meaningan entrance court
Common meaning: an entrance hall
- vestibulan entrance courtLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1981 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinvestibulum, -ī‘an entrance court’
- Englishvestibule‘an entrance hall’ · 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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vestibulum ‘an entrance court’.
Roots
- vestibulum, -ī Latin “an entrance court”
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