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baton

/bəˈtɒn/buh-TON
/bəˈtɑn/buh-TAHN

Meaningstick

Common meaning: short stick used by a conductor or officer

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinbasto‘stick’source
  2. Old Frenchbaston‘stick’source
  3. Englishbaton‘short stick used by a conductor or officer’ · 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 Late Latin basto ‘stick’.

Roots

  • basto Late Latin “stick”

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