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secretary

/ˈsekɹəˌteɹi/SEH-kruh-teh-ree
/ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹi/SEH-kruh-teh-ree

Meaningsecret

Common meaning: an office assistant

Journey through time

  1. Latinsecret-us‘secret’source
  2. Late Latinsecretariumsource
  3. Frenchsecretairesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftssecret → an office assistantsecretary‘an office assistant’ · 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: Built on Latin secret-us ‘secret’.

Roots

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