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republic

/ɹiˈpʌblək/ree-PUH-bluhk
/ɹiˈpʌblək/ree-PUH-bluhk

Meaningthe people's thing

Common meaning: a state ruled by elected representatives

‘again’ + ‘belonging to the people’ → republic

Journey through time

  1. Latinpūblicus‘belonging to the people’
  2. Frenchrepublique
  3. Englishrepublic‘a state ruled by elected representatives’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

publ also in: publicpublish

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 pūblicus ‘belonging to the people’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pūblicus, p. 1485 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • pūblicus Latin “belonging to the people”

Related words

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