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errant

/ˈeɹənt/EH-ruhnt
/ˈɛɹənt/EH-ruhnt

Meaninga journey

Common meaning: wandering

Journey through time

  1. Latiniter‘a journey’source
  2. Old Frencherrantsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa journey → wanderingerrant‘wandering’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Latin iter ‘a journey’.

Roots

  • iter Latin “a journey”

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