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anarchy

/ˈænəˌki/A-nur-kee
/ˈænɚˌki/A-nur-kee

Meaningabsence of a ruler

Common meaning: absence of government

Journey through time

  1. Greekanarchia‘absence of a ruler’source
  2. Frenchanarchie‘absence of government’source
  3. Englishanarchy‘absence of government’ · 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 Greek anarchia ‘absence of a ruler’.

Roots

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