disposable
/dɪˈspəʊzəbəl/dih-SPOH-zuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/dɪˈspoʊzəbəl/dih-SPOH-zuh-buhl
Meaningthat one can dispose of
Common meaning: meant to be thrown away after use
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- disapart, away; not
- posto put down, set in placeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1396 · scan
- ableable to be
‘apart, away’ + ‘to put down, set in place’ → disposable
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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Origin: Formed in English from dispose + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISPOSE, p.172 · scan
Roots
- pōnō, posuī, positum Latin “to put down, set in place”
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