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livery

/ˈlɪvəi/LIH-vur-ee
/ˈlɪvɚi/LIH-vur-ee

Meaningto give, give freely

Common meaning: uniform or distinctive vehicle colours

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinliberare‘to give, give freely’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto give, give freely → thing deliveredlivrée‘thing delivered’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsthing delivered → allowance or uniformliveré‘allowance or uniform’source
  4. Englishlivery‘uniform or distinctive vehicle colours’ · 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 Late Latin liberare ‘to give, give freely’.

Roots

  • liberare Late Latin “to give, give freely”

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