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advice

/ædˈvaɪs/ad-VYS
/ædˈvaɪs/ad-VYS

Meaninga view, opinion

Common meaning: counsel

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchadvis‘opinion, counsel’source
  2. Middle Englishauyssource
  3. Englishadvice‘counsel’ · 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 Old French advis ‘a view, opinion’.

Roots

  • advis Old French “a view, opinion”

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