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detour

/dɪˈtʊə/dih-TUUR
/dɪˈtʊɹ/dih-TUUR

Meaningturn aside

Common meaning: longer route taken around something

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdestourner‘turn aside’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsturn aside → a circuitdétour‘a circuit’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa circuit → longer route taken around somethingdetour‘longer route taken around something’ · 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 Old French destourner ‘turn aside’.

Roots

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