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control
What does control mean?
control (noun): power to direct or determine.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce control?
/kənˈtɹoʊl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does control come from?
Inherited from Middle English controllen, borrowed from Middle French contreroller (“check against a duplicate account”), from Medieval Latin contrarotulāre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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