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aubade

au·bade
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-bad, oh-bahd; French oh-bad]
    • /oʊˈbæd, oʊˈbɑd; French oʊˈbad/
    • /ˈɔːbeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-bad, oh-bahd; French oh-bad]
    • /oʊˈbæd, oʊˈbɑd; French oʊˈbad/

Definitions of aubade word

  • noun aubade a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn 3
  • noun aubade a romantic or idyllic prelude or overture 3
  • noun aubade a piece of music composed for performance in the morning 3
  • noun aubade a lyric love poem about or suitable for dawn 3
  • noun plural aubade a piece sung or played outdoors at dawn, usually as a compliment to someone. 1
  • noun aubade A poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning. 1

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Origin of aubade

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < French, Middle French, equivalent to aube (< Provençal alba song about the parting of two lovers at dawn < Vulgar Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin albus white, clear) + -ade -ade1

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Parts of speech for Aubade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aubade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

aubade usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for aubade

noun aubade

  • star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
  • shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
  • flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
  • daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
  • tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.

Antonyms for aubade

noun aubade

  • sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.

Top questions with aubade

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