village
/ˈvɪlədʒ/VIH-luhj
/ˈvɪlədʒ/VIH-luhj
Meaninga cluster of farms
Common meaning: a small settlement
- villa country house, farmLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1991 · scan
- agenoun ending: an act, state or collection
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
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Origin: Built on Latin vīlla ‘a country house, farm’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vīlla, p. 1991 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry VILLAIN, p. 687 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vīlla Latin “a country house, farm”
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