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supersede

/ˌsuːpəˈsid/soo-pur-SEED
/ˌsupɚˈsid/soo-pur-SEED

Meaningrefrain or sit above

Common meaning: replace something older

Journey through time

  1. Latinsupersedere‘refrain or sit above’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsrefrain or sit above → supercedersuperseder‘superceder’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssuperceder → replace something oldersupersede‘replace something older’ · 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 supersedere ‘refrain or sit above’.

Roots

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