aviation English · revision 7071

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1865|origins=la avis}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌav.iː-/ ''(UK)''; /ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌæv.i-/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|aviation]], formed irregularly from Latin [[m|la|avis|t=bird]] and -ation,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from PIE [[ine-pro|*h₂éwis|alt=*awi-|t=bird]].^(Etymonline) It was coined in 1863 by the French aviation pioneer Gabriel de La Landelle in “Aviation ou Navigation aérienne”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The art or act of flying: 1866 in the OED, Barnhart and Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) MWU dates it to 1865.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Word Origins groups it with [[aviary]] and [[avian]], all from Latin avis.^(Cresswell 2021) It came to mean the operation of aircraft, the design and production of aircraft, and the aircraft industry.^(SOED 2002)^(AHD) [[aviator|alt=Aviator]] is from 1887, in a translation of Jules Verne.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1863 – French aviation coined.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1865 – first use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1866 – in English.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1887 – aviator.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The flying or operation of [[aircraft]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The design, development and production of aircraft.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The aircraft industry; military aircraft.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[avgas]]

+ * [[avionics]]

+ * [[general aviation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[aviator]]

+ * [[aviary]]

+ * [[avian]]

+ * [[auspice]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}