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isolation

/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/eye-suh-LAY-shuhn
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/eye-suh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of making an island

Common meaning: being alone or apart

Journey through time

  1. Latininsula‘an island’source
  2. Italianisolatosource
  3. Englishisolate‘to set apart’
  4. Englishformed in English from isolateisolation‘being alone or apart’ · 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: Formed in English from isolate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ISOLATE, p.303 · scan

Source words

  • insula Latin · source word “an island”

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