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reprogram

/ɹipˈɹəʊɡˌɹæm/ree-PROH-gram
/ɹipˈɹoʊɡˌɹæm/ree-PROH-gram

Meaningto rewrite

Common meaning: to give new coded instructions to

‘again’ + ‘forward’ + ‘a written letter or mark’ → reprogram

Journey through time

  1. Greekγράμμα‘a written letter or mark’
  2. Latinform
  3. Frenchprogramme
  4. Englishreprogram‘to give new coded instructions to’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

pro- also in: promptpropelproblemproceedprocess

gram also in: trigramkilogramangiogram

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 Greek γράμμα ‘a written letter or mark’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γράμμα, p. 168 · dictionary scan

Roots

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