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indemnity

/ˌɪnˈdemnəti/in-DEM-nuh-tee
/ˌɪnˈdɛmnəti/in-DEM-nuh-tee

Meaningfreedom from harm

Common meaning: security against loss

‘in, into’ + ‘loss, harm’ → indemnity

Journey through time

  1. Latindamnum, -ī‘loss, harm’
  2. Englishindemnity‘security against loss’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

demn also in: damncondemn

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 damnum ‘loss, harm’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry damnum, p. 511 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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