revelation
/ˌɹevəˈleɪʃən/reh-vuh-LAY-shuhn
/ˌɹɛvəˈleɪʃən/reh-vuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaningan unveiling
Common meaning: a surprising disclosure
- reagain; back
- vela sail, covering, curtainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1965 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
‘again’ + ‘a sail, covering, curtain’ → revelation
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
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Origin: Built on Latin vēlum ‘a sail, covering, curtain’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vēlum, p. 1965 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vēlum Latin “a sail, covering, curtain”
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