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victim

/ˈvɪktəm/VIK-tuhm
/ˈvɪktəm/VIK-tuhm

Meaninga sacrificed beast

Common meaning: one harmed or sacrificed

Journey through time

  1. Latinvictima‘a victim’source
  2. Frenchvictimesource
  3. Englishvictim‘one harmed or sacrificed’ · 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 victima ‘a sacrificed beast’.

Roots

  • victima Latin “a sacrificed beast”

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