annulment
/ˈænəlmənt/A-nuhl-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈænəlmənt/A-nuhl-muhnt
Meaningthe act of annulling
Common meaning: a declaring void, especially of a marriage
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- anto, towards (form of ad-)
- nulnot any, none at allLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1224 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘not any, none at all’ → annulment
Journey through time
- Latinnūllus, -a, -um‘not any, none at all’
- Englishannul‘to declare void’
- Englishformed in English from annulannulment‘a declaring void, especially of a marriage’ · 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
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Origin: Formed in English from annul + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ANNUL, p.25 · scan
Roots
- nūllus, -a, -um Latin “not any, none at all”
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