architectural
/ˌɑːkəˈtektʃəəl/ahr-kuh-TEK-chur-uhl
/ˌɑɹkəˈtɛktʃɚəl/ahr-kuh-TEK-chur-uhl
Meaningrelating to architecture
Common meaning: of the design of buildings
- architecta chief builderSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 32 · scan
- urnoun ending: result or process
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinarchitectussource
- Frencharchitecte‘an archi- tect’source
- Englisharchitect‘a designer of buildings’
- Englishformed in English from architectarchitecture‘the design of buildings’
- Englishformed in English from architecturearchitectural‘of the design of buildings’ · 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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from architecture + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ARCHITECT, p.32 · scan
Source words
- architectus Latin · source word “a chief builder”
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