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intercourse

/ˈɪntəˌkɔːs/IN-tur-kawrs
/ˈɪntɚˌkɔɹs/IN-tur-kawrs

Meaninginterposition

Common meaning: dealings between people

Journey through time

  1. Latinintercursus‘interposition’source
  2. Late Latinintercursussource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsinterposition → dealings between peopleintercourse‘dealings between people’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin intercursus ‘interposition’.

Roots

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