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accomplice

/əˈkɒmpləs/uh-KOM-pluhs
/əˈkɑmpləs/uh-KAHM-pluhs

Meaningan associate

Common meaning: a person who helps commit a crime

Journey through time

  1. Latinacc‘an associate’source
  2. Frenchcomplice‘an associate’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan associate → a person who helps commit a crimeaccomplice‘a person who helps commit a crime’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin acc ‘an associate’.

Roots

  • acc Latin “an associate”

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