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outdoor.

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/aʊtˈdɔː/UK
  1. Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air.

    not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to charity administered or received away from, or independently from, a workhouse or other institution.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English outdoor From out- + door.

verb/aʊtˈdɔː/UK
  1. To publicly display a child after it has been named

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Germanic *durz Proto-West Germanic *dur Old English duru Middle English dore English door English outdoor From out- + door.

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