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indirect

/ˌɪndəˈekt/in-dur-EKT
/ˌɪndɚˈɛkt/in-dur-EKT

Meaningnot straight

Common meaning: not going straight to the point

‘in, into’ + ‘straight’ → indirect

Journey through time

  1. Latinindirectus‘not direct’source
  2. Frenchindirect‘not right’source
  3. Englishindirect‘not going straight to the point’ · 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 rēctus ‘straight’.

Roots

  • rēctus Latin “straight; right”

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