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divaricate

Meaningstraddling

Common meaning: branch apart

Journey through time

  1. Latinvaricus‘straddling’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsstraddling → to spread apartdivaricare‘to spread apart’source
  3. Englishdivaricate‘branch apart’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin varicus ‘straddling’.

Roots

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