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invalid

/ˈɪnvələd/IN-vuh-luhd
/ˈɪnvələd/IN-vuh-luhd

Meaningnot strong, feeble

Common meaning: a sick person

Other meanings: not valid

Journey through time

  1. Latininvalidus‘not strong, feeble’source
  2. Frenchinvalidesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsnot strong, feeble → a sick personinvalid‘a sick person’ · 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 invalidus ‘not strong, feeble’.

Roots

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