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dilation

/ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən/digh-LAY-shuhn
/ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən/digh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of dilating

Common meaning: widening

Journey through time

  1. Latindilatus‘spread abroad’source
  2. Old Frenchdilatersource
  3. Englishdilate‘to widen’
  4. Englishformed in English from dilatedilation‘widening’ · 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: Formed in English from dilate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DILATE, p.167 · scan

Source words

  • dilatus Latin · source word “spread abroad”

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