project
[ noun proj-ekt, -ikt; verb pruh-jekt ]
/ noun ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; verb prəˈdʒɛkt /
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noun
verb (used with object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/
verb (used without object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/
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Origin of project
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun project(e) “design, plan,” from Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: “projecting part,” noun use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere “to throw forward, extend,” equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -icere, combining form of jacere “to throw”
synonym study for project
1. See plan.
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project
noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)
verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)
Word Origin for project
C14: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro- 1 + iacere to throw
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