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venerable

/ˈvenəəbəl/VEH-nur-uh-buhl
/ˈvɛnɚəbəl/VEH-nur-uh-buhl

Meaningworthy of reverence

Common meaning: old and respected

Journey through time

  1. Latinveneror; Venus‘to revere’
  2. Frenchvenerable
  3. Englishvenerable‘old and respected’ · today

vener also in: veneratevenereal

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: Built on Latin veneror; Venus ‘to revere; love’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry veneror, p. 1968 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

veneratevenereal

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