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concert

/ˈkɒnsət/KON-surt
/ˈkɑnsɚt/KAHN-surt

Meaningsettled together; in agreement

Common meaning: a musical performance

‘with, together’ + ‘settled, sure’ → concert

Journey through time

  1. Latincertus‘settled, sure’
  2. Italianconcertaresource
  3. Frenchconcerier
  4. Englishconcert‘a musical performance’ · today

con- also in: convexconveyconcaveconcealconcede

cert also in: certaincertifycertaintycertificateascertain

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 certus ‘settled, sure’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry certus, p. 320 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • certus Latin “settled, sure”

Related words

ascertaincertaincertaintycertificatecertify

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