mutuality
/ˌmjuːtʃuːˈæˌlɪti/myoo-choo-A-lih-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌmjutʃuˈæˌlɪti/myoo-choo-A-lih-tee
Meaningbeing mutual
Common meaning: the state of being shared
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- mutto changeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1180 · scan
- ualadjective ending: having to do with
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinmūtō, mūtāvī‘to change’
- Old Frenchmutuélsource
- Englishmutual‘shared by both sides’
- Englishformed in English from mutualmutuality‘the state of being shared’ · 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: Formed in English from mutual + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MUTUAL, p.385 · scan
Roots
- mūtō, mūtāvī Latin “to change”
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