acumen
/əkˈjuːmən/uh-KYOO-muhn
/əkˈjumən/uh-KYOO-muhn
Meaningsharpness
Common meaning: sharpness of mind
- acusharp; to sharpen; a needleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 20 · scan
- mennoun ending: a thing that does
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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Origin: Built on Latin ācer; acuō; acus ‘sharp; to sharpen; a needle’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ācer, p. 20 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry EAGER, p. 184 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ācer; acuō; acus Latin “sharp; to sharpen; a needle”
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