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ʁadjo
Translation
radio; X-ray
Word origin
A twentieth-century shortening based on Latin radius ('ray, beam'), via terms such as radiotelegraphy. English radio comes from the same source, as do radius and radiation.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- radius
- English cognates
- radio, radius, radiation
Grammar
Examples
J' .
I listen to the radio in the morning while cooking.
.
The doctor ordered an X-ray of the hand.
Cette .
This station plays classical music.
J' tous .
I listen to the radio every morning in the kitchen.
.
The doctor asked for an X-ray of my knee.
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