abandonment
/əˈbændənmənt/uh-BAN-duhn-muhnt
/əˈbændənmənt/uh-BAN-duhn-muhnt
Meaningthe act of giving up
Common meaning: leaving someone or something behind
- abandonat liberty, under controlSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from abandon + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ABANDON, p.3 · scan
Source words
- abandonner French · source word “at liberty, under control”
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