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surveillance

/səˈveɪləns/sur-VAY-luhns
/sɚˈveɪləns/sur-VAY-luhns

Meaningto watch

Common meaning: close watch

Journey through time

  1. Latinvigilaresource
  2. Frenchsurveillance‘superintendence’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssuperintendence → close watchsurveillance‘close watch’ · 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 vigilare ‘to watch’.

Roots

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