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secretarial

/ˌsekɹəˈteɹiəl/seh-kruh-TEH-ree-uhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˌsɛkɹəˈtɛɹiəl/seh-kruh-TEH-ree-uhl

Meaningof a secretary

Common meaning: to do with office work

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Journey through time

  1. Latinsecret-us‘secret’source
  2. Late Latinsecretariumsource
  3. Frenchsecretairesource
  4. Englishsecretary‘an office assistant’
  5. Englishformed in English from secretarysecretarial‘to do with office work’ · 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.
  • 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: Formed in English from secretary + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SECRETARY, p.537 · scan

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