directional
/dəˈekʃənəl/dur-EK-shuh-nuhl
/dɚˈɛkʃənəl/dur-EK-shuh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to a setting straight
Common meaning: relating to direction
- diapart
- rectstraight; rightLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1536 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘apart’ + ‘straight’ → directional
Journey through time
- Latinrēctus‘straight’
- Englishdirection‘the way something faces or moves’
- Englishformed in English from directiondirectional‘relating to direction’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a setting straight. It can be inferred from any of: direction.
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 direction + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- rēctus Latin “straight; right”
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