salutary
/ˈsæljəˌteɹi/SAL-yuh-teh-ree
/ˈsæljəˌtɛɹi/SAL-yuh-teh-ree
Meaninghealthful
Common meaning: beneficial
- saluthealth, safetyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1621 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Latinsalūs, -ūtis‘health, safety’
- Frenchsalutaire
- Englishsalutary‘beneficial’ · today
salut also in: salubrious
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: Built on Latin salūs ‘health, safety’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry salūs, p. 1621 · dictionary scan
Roots
- salūs, -ūtis Latin “health, safety”
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