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record

/ɹəˈkɔːd/ruh-KAWRD
/ɹəˈkɔɹd/ruh-KAWRD

Meaningto bring back to heart

Common meaning: to set down for later

Other meanings: a stored account

‘again’ + ‘the heart’ → record

Journey through time

  1. Latincor, cordis‘the heart’
  2. Frenchreco
  3. Middle Englishrecordensource
  4. Englishrecord‘to set down for later’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

cord also in: cordialaccordconcordcouragediscord

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 cor ‘the heart’.

Did you know (Latin recordari, "to…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry RECORD, p. 495 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Latin cor, cordis,…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cor, p. 468 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry RECORD, p. 495 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

accordconcordcordialcouragediscord

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