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elation

/ɪˈleɪʃən/ih-LAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɪˈleɪʃən/ih-LAY-shuhn

Meaningbeing elated

Common meaning: great joy

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Journey through time

  1. Latinelatus‘lifted up’source
  2. Middle Englishelatsource
  3. Englishelate‘fill with joy’
  4. Englishformed in English from elateelation‘great joy’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from elate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELATE, p.186 · scan

Source words

  • elatus Latin · source word “lifted up”

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