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amputation

/ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən/am-pyuh-TAY-shuhn
/ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən/am-pyuh-TAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of amputating

Common meaning: cutting off a limb

Journey through time

  1. Latinputare‘to prune’source
  2. Latinamputare‘to cut off round about’source
  3. Englishamputate‘cut off a limb’
  4. Englishformed in English from amputateamputation‘cutting off a limb’ · 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 amputate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AMPUTATE, p.22 · scan

Source words

  • putare Latin · source word “to prune”

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