neglect
/nəɡˈlekt/nuh-GLEKT
/nəɡˈlɛkt/nuh-GLEKT
Meaningto not pick up
Common meaning: to leave uncared for
- negto say no, denyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1198 · scan
- lectvariety of speech
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
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Origin: Built on Latin negō ‘to say no, deny’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry negō, p. 1198 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry RENEGADE, p. 501 · dictionary scan
Roots
- negō, negāvī Latin “to say no, deny”
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