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congress

/ˈkɒŋɡɹəs/KONG-gruhs
/ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/KAHNG-gruhs

Meaninga step

Common meaning: a formal assembly

Journey through time

  1. Latingradus‘a step’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa step → a meeting togethercongressus‘a meeting together’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa meeting together → a formal assemblycongress‘a formal assembly’ · 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 gradus ‘a step’.

Roots

Related words

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