advisory English · revision 7125

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/ ''(UK)''; /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[advise]] and [[-ory]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Having the power to advise: 1778 in Etymonline and the OED, originally American;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) MWU dates it to 1731.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The noun, a bulletin from a weather office warning of bad weather, is from 1931 in the OED, 1936 in Etymonline, probably short for ''advisory bulletin''.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Any document or notice giving advice is from 1955.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1731 – first use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1778 – having power to advise.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1931 – a weather advisory.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1955 – any advisory notice.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Having the power or duty to give advice: ''an advisory committee''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(chiefly US)'' An official warning or notice, as of bad weather.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[advisorily]]

+ * [[advisory opinion]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[advise]]

+ * [[advice]]

+ * [[adviser]]

+ * [[advisable]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}