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ordinance

/ˈɔːdənəns/AWR-duh-nuhns
/ˈɔɹdənəns/AWR-duh-nuhns

Meaninga command

Common meaning: an official rule

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinordinantia‘a com- mand’source
  2. Old Frenchordenancesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa com- mand → an official ruleordinance‘an official rule’ · 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 Late Latin ordinantia ‘a command’.

Roots

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