masonry

C2+ Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈmeɪsənri/ UK /ˈmeɪs(ə)nri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
stonework or brickwork; the craft of building with such materials

The crumbling masonry of the bridge needed urgent repair.

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Synonyms

1 noun · stonework or brickwork; the... stonework brickworkstonemasonrywalling

Word family

Related forms masonmasonic

Etymology

From Old French maçonerie, from maçon ('mason, stoneworker'), of Frankish origin (compare *makjō 'maker'), plus the suffix -ry. The craft or product of building in stone or brick.

maçonerie Old French *makjō Frankish

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Architecture & Buildings Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# masonry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪsənri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmeɪs(ə)nri/

## Meanings
1. stonework or brickwork; the craft of building with such materials

## Examples
- The crumbling masonry of the bridge needed urgent repair.

## Synonyms
- stonework
- brickwork
- stonemasonry
- walling

## Related Forms
- mason
- masonic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maçonerie
- Root: *makjō

## Etymology
From Old French maçonerie, from maçon ('mason, stoneworker'), of Frankish origin (compare *makjō 'maker'), plus the suffix -ry. The craft or product of building in stone or brick.

## AI Etymology
Masonry comes from Old French maçonerie, from maçon ('mason, stoneworker'), of Frankish origin (compare *makjō 'maker'), plus the suffix -ry. The craft or product of building in stone or brick. The etymological trail includes Old French maçonerie, Frankish *makjō. The same word family includes mason, masonic. Its current noun use means "stonework or brickwork; the craft of building with such materials".

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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