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mutiny

/mˈjuːtəni/MYOO-tuh-nee
/mˈjutəni/MYOO-tuh-nee

Meaninga sedition

Common meaning: a revolt against officers

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmute‘a sedition’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa sedition → tumultuousmutin‘tumultuous’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftstumultuous → a revolt against officersmutiny‘a revolt against officers’ · 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 Old French mute ‘a sedition’.

Roots

  • mute Old French “a sedition”

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