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honour

/ˈɒnə/O-nur
/ˈɑnɚ/AH-nur

Meaningrespect

Common meaning: high respect

Other meanings: to respect

Journey through time

  1. Latinhonor (honōs), -ōris‘respect paid’
  2. Middle Englishhonoursource
  3. Englishhonour‘high respect’ · today

honour also in: honorarydishonest

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.
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Origin: Built on Latin honor (honōs) ‘respect paid; a public office’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry honor (honōs), p. 861 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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