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depredation

/ˌdepɹəˈdeɪʃən/deh-pruh-DAY-shuhn
/ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/deh-pruh-DAY-shuhn

Meaningplundering

Common meaning: an act of raiding or plundering

‘down, away, off’ + ‘booty, plunder’ → depredation

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 praeda ‘booty, plunder’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry praeda, p. 1416 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • praeda Latin “booty, plunder”

Related words

depredatepredatoryprey

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