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agreement

/əˈɡɹimənt/uh-GREE-muhnt
/əˈɡɹimənt/uh-GREE-muhnt

Meaningthe result of being of one mind

Common meaning: a shared view

Other meanings: a deal or contract

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchagreer‘to receive favourably’source
  2. Middle Englishagreénsource
  3. Englishagree‘to be of one mind’
  4. Englishformed in English from agreeagreement‘a shared view’ · 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: Formed in English from agree + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AGREE, p.13 · scan

Source words

  • agreer Old French · source word “to find pleasing”

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