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instrument

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/IN-struh-muhnt
/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/IN-struh-muhnt

Meaninga tool, gear

Common meaning: a tool

Other meanings: a musical device

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√STAR‘strew, spread out’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 425, p. 745 · scan
  2. Latininstrumentumsource
  3. Middle Englishinstrumentsource
  4. Englishinstrument‘a tool’ · 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 instrumentum ‘a tool, gear’.

Roots

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