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/ˈɔːɹəl/AW-ruhl
/ˈɔɹəl/AW-ruhl
Meaningof the mouth
Common meaning: spoken
Other meanings: to do with the mouth
- orto speak, pray; the mouthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1280 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
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: Built on Latin ōrō; ōs ‘to speak, pray; the mouth’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ōrō, p. 1280 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ōrō; ōs, ōris Latin “to speak, pray; the mouth”
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