elective
/ɪˈlektɪv/ih-LEK-tiv
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɪˈlɛktɪv/ih-LEK-tiv
Meaningrelating to choosing
Common meaning: chosen by election
Other meanings: optional
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- eout
- lectto gather, pick out; to readLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1048 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘out’ + ‘to gather, pick out’ → elective
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from elect + -ive.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELECT, p.187 · scan
Roots
- legō, lēgī, lēctum Latin “to gather, pick out; to read”
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