pact

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /pækt/ UK /pækt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
a formal agreement or treaty between parties

The two nations signed a non-aggression pact.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a formal agreement or... agreement treaty accord covenant compact alliance bargain

Word family

Related forms compactpactional

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum 'agreement', a noun use of the neuter past participle of pacisci 'to agree, covenant', from the root pak- 'to fasten'.

pactum Latin pacisci Latin *peh₂ǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Space, Position & Direction Register & Style

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# pact

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pækt/
**IPA (UK):** /pækt/

## Meanings
1. a formal agreement or treaty between parties

## Examples
- The two nations signed a non-aggression pact.

## Synonyms
- agreement
- treaty
- accord
- covenant
- compact
- alliance
- bargain

## Related Forms
- compact
- pactional

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pactum
- Root: pacisci
- Root: *peh₂ǵ-

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum 'agreement', a noun use of the neuter past participle of pacisci 'to agree, covenant', from the root pak- 'to fasten'.

## AI Etymology
Pact comes from Middle English, from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum 'agreement', a noun use of the neuter past participle of pacisci 'to agree, covenant', from the root pak- 'to fasten'. The etymological trail includes Latin pactum, Latin pacisci, and Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. As a noun, pact means a formal agreement or treaty between parties. The same family is visible in related forms such as compact and pactional.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Register & Style

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