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residual

/ɹɪˈzɪdʒuːəl/rih-ZIH-joo-uhl
/ɹɪˈzɪdʒuəl/rih-ZIH-joo-uhl

Meaningof a residue

Common meaning: left over

Journey through time

  1. Latinresiduum‘a remainder’source
  2. Old Frenchresidusource
  3. Middle Englishresiduesource
  4. Englishresidue‘what is left’
  5. Englishformed in English from residueresidual‘left over’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from residue + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RESIDUE, p.504 · scan

Source words

  • residuum Latin · source word “a remainder”

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