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tribune

/tˈɹɪbjuːn/TRIH-byoon
/tˈɹɪbjun/TRIH-byoon

Meaninga tribe

Common meaning: a Roman official

Other meanings: a champion of the people

Journey through time

  1. Latintribus‘a tribe’source
  2. Latintribunussource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa tribe → a Roman officialtribune‘a Roman official’ · 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 tribus ‘a tribe’.

Roots

  • tribus Latin “one of the three peoples of Rome”

Related words

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