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decay

/dɪˈkeɪ/dih-KAY
/dɪˈkeɪ/dih-KAY

Meaningto fall

Common meaning: rot or decline

Journey through time

  1. Latincadere‘to fall’source
  2. Old Frenchdechairsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto fall → rot or declinedecay‘rot or decline’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.

Roots

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