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papal

/ˈpeɪpəl/PAY-puhl
/ˈpeɪpəl/PAY-puhl

Meaningof the pope

Common meaning: of the Pope

Journey through time

  1. Latinpāpa (pappa)‘father (a child's word)’
  2. Frenchpapal
  3. Middle Englishpapalsource
  4. Englishpapal‘of the Pope’ · today

pap also in: papacy

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 pāpa (pappa) ‘father (a child's word); later a bishop’.

Roots

  • pāpa (pappa) Latin “father (a child's word); later a bishop”

Related words

papacy

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