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tribunal

/tɹəˈbjuːnəl/truh-BYOO-nuhl
/tɹəˈbjunəl/truh-BYOO-nuhl

Meaningrelating to a tribune

Common meaning: a court or panel that judges disputes

Journey through time

  1. Latintribus‘a tribe’source
  2. Latintribunussource
  3. Englishtribune‘a Roman official’
  4. Englishformed in English from tribunetribunal‘a court or panel that judges disputes’ · 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 tribune + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRIBUNE, p.660 · scan

Source words

  • tribus Latin · source word “one of the three peoples of Rome”

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