clientele
/kˌlaɪənˈtel/kligh-uhn-TEL
/kˌlaɪənˈtɛl/kligh-uhn-TEL
Meaningfollowers
Common meaning: the clients of a business as a group
- clienta dependant, followerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 353 · scan
- eleFrench noun ending: the group of
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: Built on Latin cliens ‘a dependant, follower’.
Roots
- cliens, -entis Latin “a dependant, follower”
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