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commodore

/ˈkɒməˌdɔː/KO-muh-dawr
/ˈkɑməˌdɔɹ/KAH-muh-dawr

Meaningto commend

Common meaning: a naval officer above a captain

Journey through time

  1. Latincommendare‘to commend’source
  2. Spanishcomendarsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto commend → a naval officer above a captaincommodore‘a naval officer above a captain’ · 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 Latin commendare ‘to commend’.

Roots

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