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stipulation

/sˌtɪpjəˈleɪʃən/stih-pyuh-LAY-shuhn
/sˌtɪpjəˈleɪʃən/stih-pyuh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningfast, firm

Common meaning: a condition in an agreement

Journey through time

  1. Latinstipulus‘fast, firm’source
  2. Latinstipulationemsource
  3. Frenchstipulationsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfast, firm → a condition in an agreementstipulation‘a condition in an agreement’ · 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: Built on Latin stipulus ‘fast, firm’.

Roots

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