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ventilation

/ˌventəˈleɪʃən/ven-tuh-LAY-shuhn
/ˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/ven-tuh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of ventilating

Common meaning: letting fresh air through a space

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wa-‘breathe, blow’source
  2. Latinventus‘wind’
  3. Englishventilate‘to let fresh air through’
  4. Englishformed in English from ventilateventilation‘letting fresh air through a space’ · 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: Formed in English from ventilate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VENTILATE, p.683 · scan

Roots

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