parsimony
/ˈpɑːsəˌməʊni/PAHR-suh-moh-nee
/ˈpɑɹsəˌmoʊni/PAHR-suh-moh-nee
Meaningsparing
Common meaning: extreme frugality
- parsto spareLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1302 · scan
- imonynoun ending: a state or result
Journey through time
- Latinparcō, -ere‘to spare’
- Frenchparsimonie
- Englishparsimony‘extreme frugality’ · 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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin parcō ‘to spare’.
Roots
- parcō, -ere Latin “to spare”
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