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alb

alb
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [alb]
    • /ælb/
    • /ælb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [alb]
    • /ælb/

Definitions of alb word

  • noun alb a long white linen vestment with sleeves worn by priests and others 3
  • abbreviation ALB Albania(n) 3
  • abbreviation ALB Albania 3
  • abbreviation ALB Albanian 3
  • noun alb a loose, sleeved, full-length, gownlike white linen vestment secured at the waist by a cincture and worn with other vestments as by the celebrant of Mass 3
  • noun alb a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church. 1

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Origin of alb

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English albe, (h)aube (< MF), Old English albe < Latin alba (vestis) white (garment); compare Dutch albe, Old High German alba (German Albe)

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Parts of speech for Alb

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alb popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

alb usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for alb

noun alb

  • frock — a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman.
  • robe — a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
  • garb — a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
  • tunic — Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
  • stole — simple past tense of steal.

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