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/ˈɔːɹədʒən/AW-ruh-juhn
/ˈɔɹədʒən/AW-ruh-juhn

Meaninga rising

Common meaning: the starting point

Journey through time

  1. Latinorior, ortus‘to rise, come into being’
  2. Frenchorigine
  3. Englishorigin‘the starting point’ · today

ori also in: orientoriginalabort

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 orior ‘to rise, come into being’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry orior, p. 1279 · dictionary scan

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