maritime English · revision 10721

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1550|origins=frm maritime|origins=la maritimus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈmær.ɪ.taɪm/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|maritime]] and directly from Latin maritimus, of or near the sea,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from mare, sea (see [[marine]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) with the ending -timus, originally a superlative suffix showing close association, as in finitimus, neighbouring.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of a fighting force, intended for service at sea: 1550;^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) of or pertaining to the sea, the 1540s in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of plants and animals living near the sea is from 1608,^(OED 1989) and connected with the sea in navigation and trade from about 1615.^(OED 1989) Of countries and peoples bordering on the sea, it is from 1623;^(OED 1989) the Maritime Provinces of Canada take their name from this sense.^(AHD)^(MWU 2024) Of a climate, mild and with small differences between summer and winter, it is a meteorological use.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1550 – intended for sea service.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1608 – living near the sea.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1615 – of navigation and trade.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1623 – bordering on the sea.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to the [[sea]], [[shipping]] or navigation: ''maritime law''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Bordering on or living near the sea.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of a climate, mild because of the nearness of the sea.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonmaritime]]

+ * [[Maritime Alps]]

+ * [[maritime law]]

+ * [[Maritime provinces]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[marina]]

+ * [[marinara]]

+ * [[marinate]]

+ * [[marine]]

+ * [[mariner]]

+ * [[mermaid]]

+ * [[submarine]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}