curtailment
/kəˈteɪlmənt/kur-TAYL-muhnt
/kɚˈteɪlmənt/kur-TAYL-muhnt
Meaningthe act or result of curtailing
Common meaning: the act or result of curtailing (inferred)
- curtdocked, clipped shortLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 504 · scan
- ailverb ending, through French
- mentnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latincurtus, -a, -um‘docked, clipped short’
- Englishcurtail‘to cut short’
- Englishformed in English from curtailcurtailment‘the act or result of curtailing (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of curtailing. It can be inferred from any of: curtail.
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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from curtail + -ment (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- curtus, -a, -um Latin “docked, clipped short”
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