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proportion

/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/pruh-PAWR-shuhn
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/pruh-PAWR-shuhn

Meaninga relation of parts

Common meaning: a part in relation to a whole

Journey through time

  1. Latinproportionemsource
  2. Frenchproportionsource
  3. Middle Englishproportionsource
  4. Englishproportion‘a part in relation to a whole’ · 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 Latin proportionem ‘a relation of parts’.

Roots

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