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traitorous

/ˈtɹeɪtəəs/TRAY-tur-uhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈtɹeɪtɚəs/TRAY-tur-uhs

Meaninglike a traitor

Common meaning: treacherous

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchtraitorsource
  2. Middle Englishtraitoursource
  3. Englishtraitor‘one who betrays’
  4. Englishformed in English from traitortraitorous‘treacherous’ · 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: Formed in English from traitor + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRAITOR, p.654 · scan

Source words

  • traitor Old French · source word “one who hands over”

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