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tuition

/tjuːˈɪʃən/tyoo-IH-shuhn
/tjuˈɪʃən/tyoo-IH-shuhn

Meaninga guarding

Common meaning: teaching

Other meanings: fees for it

Journey through time

  1. Latintueor, tuitus‘to watch over’
  2. Frenchtuition
  3. Englishtuition‘teaching’ · today

tu also in: tutorintuition

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.
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Origin: Built on Latin tueor ‘to watch over’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tueor, p. 1907 · dictionary scan

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