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prolific

/pɹəʊˈlɪfɪk/proh-LIH-fik
/pɹoʊˈlɪfɪk/proh-LIH-fik

Meaningmaking offspring

Common meaning: producing a great deal

Journey through time

  1. Latinprōlēs, -is‘offspring’
  2. Frenchprolifique
  3. Englishprolific‘producing a great deal’ · today

prol also in: proletarian

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 prōlēs ‘offspring’.

Roots

Related words

proletarian

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