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opinion

/əˈpɪnjən/uh-PIN-yuhn
/əˈpɪnjən/uh-PIN-yuhn

Meaninga supposing

Common meaning: a view or judgement

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√AP‘seize, attain, bind’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 14, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinopīnor, -ārī‘to suppose, judge’
  3. Frenchopinion
  4. Middle Englishopinionsource
  5. Englishopinion‘a view or judgement’ · 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 opīnor ‘to suppose, judge’.

Roots

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