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- [ahr-ber]
- /ˈɑr bər/
- /ˈɑː.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahr-ber]
- /ˈɑr bər/
Definitions of arbor word
- countable noun arbor An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework. 3
- noun arbor a rotating shaft in a machine or power tool on which a milling cutter or grinding wheel is fitted 3
- noun arbor a rotating shaft or mandrel on which a workpiece is fitted for machining 3
- noun arbor a part, piece, or structure used to reinforce the core of a mould 3
- noun arbor a place shaded by trees or shrubs or, esp., by vines on a latticework; bower 3
- noun arbor a garden or lawn 3
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Origin of arbor
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (h)erber < Anglo-French, Old French (h)erbier herbarium; respelling with -or under the influence of arbor3
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Parts of speech for Arbor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arbor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
arbor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arbor
noun arbor
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- stem — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
- hinge — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- pole — Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
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