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device

/dɪˈvaɪs/dih-VYS
/dɪˈvaɪs/dih-VYS

Meaninga division, a design

Common meaning: a gadget

Other meanings: a plan

Journey through time

  1. Late Latindivisasource
  2. Old Frenchdevise‘a device, poesie, embleme’source
  3. Englishdevice‘a gadget’ · 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 Late Latin divisa ‘a division, a design’.

Roots

  • divisa Late Latin “a division, a design”

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