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composure

/kəmˈpəʊʒə/kuhm-POH-zhur
/kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/kuhm-POH-zhur

Meaningthe result of putting together

Common meaning: calmness

Journey through time

  1. Latincomponeresource
  2. Frenchcomposersource
  3. Englishcompose‘to make up’
  4. Englishformed in English from composecomposure‘calmness’ · 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: Formed in English from compose + -ure.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), COMPOSE, p.126 · scan

Source words

  • componere Latin · source word “to set side by side”

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