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compline

Meaningcomplete

Common meaning: final church service of the day

Journey through time

  1. Latincompleta‘complete’source
  2. Late Latincompleta‘compline’source
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftscomplete → final servicecomplie‘final service’source
  4. Middle Englishcomplin‘final service’source
  5. Englishcompline‘final church service of the day’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin completa ‘complete’.

Roots

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