automotive English · revision 14939

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌɔː.təˈməʊ.tɪv/, US /ˌɑː.t̬əˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a hybrid of [[auto-]], from Greek, and [[motive]], from Latin.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) The noun of 1865 was taken from [[fr|automotive]].^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As a noun, a self-propelled vehicle, a kind of helicopter-like device: 1865.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster gives a first use of 1830.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The adjective, self-propelled, is from 1898,^(OED 1989) and relating to automobiles also from 1898.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1830 – automotive.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1865 – a self-propelled vehicle (noun).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1898 – relating to automobiles.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to motor vehicles.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Self-propelled.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonautomotive]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[automobile]]

+ * [[motive]]

+ * [[auto-]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}