obstruction
Meaningthe act or result of building against
Common meaning: the act or result of obstructing
- obtowards, against, in the way
- structto heap up; to buildLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1767 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘towards, against, in the way’ + ‘to heap up’ → obstruction
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of building against. It can be inferred from any of: obstruct.
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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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from obstruct + -ion (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- struō, strūxī, strūctum Latin “to heap up; to build”
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