measurement English · revision 10351

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1590|origins=en measure}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ ''(UK)''; /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from the verb [[measure]] with the suffix [[-ment]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Merriam-Webster dates the first known use to 1590;^(MWU 2024) the SOED has an obsolete sense, admeasurement, in the early 17th century.^(SOED 2002) The act of measuring is from 1718 in Etymonline and 1751 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A dimension found by measuring is from 1748 in Etymonline and 1756 in the OED,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and ''measurements'' in the plural followed.^(Etymonline) A system of measures is from 1867.^(OED 1989) ''Measurement goods'', on which freight is charged by size, are from 1858.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1590 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1718 – the act of measuring.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1748 – a dimension.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1858 – measurement goods.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1867 – a system of measures.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act or process of [[measuring]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A size, amount or extent found by measuring.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A system of measuring.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[mismeasurement]]

+ * [[premeasurement]]

+ * [[remeasurement]]

+ * [[measurement ton]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[measure]]

+ * [[dimension]]

+ * [[mensuration]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}