Etymology Project
Decorum
Definitions
Dictionary Definition:
1. the dignified property of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous, or exhibiting such dignified property; orderliness; regularity
3. an observance or requirement of polite society
Origins and Roots
Roots: Decorum
Prefixes/Suffixes/Synonyms
Suffixes: None
Synonyms: courtliness, properness, punctillo
Sentences
2. She had a business-like decorum as she presented her research and findings to her fellow employees.
Parts of Speech
Decorum- noun
Pronounciation
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Extrapolate
Definitions
1. to infer from something that is known
2. to estimate outside the tabulated or observed range
3. to estimate values outside of the known range
4. to perform extrapolation
My Definition: to estimate or guess based on what you do or don't already know
Origins and Roots
Roots: Extrapolate
Prefixes/Suffixes/Synonyms
Suffixes: -polate: to polish
Synonyms: predicts, theorize, hypothesise
Sentences
2. The extrapolation process in math took a long time because we had to compare data.
Parts of Speech
Extrapolate- verb
Extrapolation- noun
Extrapolative- adjective