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empire

/ˈempaɪə/EM-pigh-ur
/ˈɛmpaɪɚ/EM-pigh-ur

Meaningcommand

Common meaning: a group of lands under one ruler

Journey through time

  1. Latinimperium‘command’source
  2. Old Frenchempiresource
  3. Middle Englishempiresource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftscommand → a group of lands under one rulerempire‘a group of lands under one ruler’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • 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: Built on Latin imperium ‘command’.

Roots

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