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legal

/ˈliɡəl/LEE-guhl
/ˈliɡəl/LEE-guhl

Meaninglegal

Common meaning: allowed by law

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√LAGH‘lie down’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 318, p. 741 · scan
  2. Latinlegalis‘legal’source
  3. Frenchlegalsource
  4. Englishlegal‘allowed by law’ · 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 legalis ‘legal’.

Roots

Related words

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