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reconnoitre

/ˌɹikəˈnɔɪtə/ree-kuh-NOY-tur
/ˌɹikəˈnɔɪtɚ/ree-kuh-NOY-tur

Meaningto know again

Common meaning: survey an area

Journey through time

  1. Latinrecognoscere‘to know again’source
  2. Old Frenchreconoistresource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto know again → survey an areareconnoitre‘survey an area’ · 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 recognoscere ‘to know again’.

Roots

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