Stationery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsteɪʃ(É™)n(É™)ri/
• US enPR: stāʹshÉ™-nÄ•r-Ä­, IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənÉ›ri/
• Homophones: stationary

Origin

stationer + -y

Not quite true: this is the origin of "stationer", not "stationery":

From stationary, as such goods were sold in shops, which are stationary, and not by travelling peddlers. Frequency data indicates that "stationary" is preferred to "stationery" for the spelling. (Wrong: "stationery" is the only accepted modern spelling; "stationary" is now obsolete)

Full definition of stationery

Noun

1. writing materials, envelopes, office materialsWhen school finished he threw all of his stationery away as he no longer had any need for pencils and exercise books.

Hyponyms

Adjective

1. Misspelling of stationary