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surgeon

/ˈsɜːdʒən/SUR-juhn
/ˈsɝdʒən/SUR-juhn

Meaninghand-work

Common meaning: a doctor who operates

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GHAR‘seize, grasp, hold, contain’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 113, p. 734 · scan
  2. Old Frenchcirurgien‘serurgien, a surgeon’source
  3. Middle Englishsurgiensource
  4. Englishsurgeon‘a doctor who operates’ · 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 Old French cirurgien ‘hand-work’.

Roots

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