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notable

/ˈnəʊtəbəl/NOH-tuh-buhl
/ˈnoʊtəbəl/NOH-tuh-buhl

Meaningworthy of notice

Common meaning: worthy of attention

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GAN‘know’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 88, p. 733 · scan
  2. Latinnotabilis‘worthy of notice’source
  3. Frenchnotablesource
  4. Englishnotable‘worthy of attention’ · 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 Latin notabilis ‘worthy of notice’.

Roots

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