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vedette

/vɪˈdet/vih-DET
/vɪˈdɛt/vih-DET

Meaningto see

Common meaning: a mounted sentry

Journey through time

  1. Italianvedere‘to see’source
  2. Italianmeaning shiftsto see → a horse-sentryvedetta‘a horse-sentry’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsa horse-sentry → a sentinelvedette‘a sentinel’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa sentinel → a mounted sentryvedette‘a mounted sentry’ · 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 Italian vedere ‘to see’.

Roots

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