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rampart

/ˈɹæmˌpɑːt/RAM-pahrt
/ˈɹæmˌpɑɹt/RAM-pahrt

Meaningto make ready

Common meaning: a defensive wall

Journey through time

  1. Latinparare‘to prepare, make ready’source
  2. Old Frenchrempartsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto prepare, make ready → a defensive wallrampart‘a defensive wall’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Latin parare ‘to make ready’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry parare, p. 421 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • parare Latin “to prepare, deck”

Related words

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