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automobile

au·to·mo·bile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buh l]
    • /ˌɔ tə məˈbil, ˈɔ tə məˌbil, ˌɔ təˈmoʊ bil, -bəl/
    • /ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-muh-beel, aw-tuh-moh-beel, -buh l]
    • /ˌɔ tə məˈbil, ˈɔ tə məˌbil, ˌɔ təˈmoʊ bil, -bəl/

Definitions of automobile word

  • countable noun automobile An automobile is a car. 3
  • noun automobile a passenger vehicle, usually four-wheeled, propelled by an engine or motor that is part of it, esp. an internal-combustion engine, and meant for traveling on streets or roads; motorcar 3
  • noun automobile An automobile is a private passenger car. 3
  • noun automobile a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. See also hybrid (def 5b). 1
  • adjective automobile of or relating to automobiles; automotive. 1
  • noun automobile A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people. 1

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Origin of automobile

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < French: literally, self-movable (vehicle). See auto-1, mobile

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Parts of speech for Automobile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

automobile popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

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Synonyms for automobile

noun automobile

  • transportation — the act of transporting.
  • auto — an automobile
  • van — Value Added Network
  • truck — a shuffling jitterbug step.
  • bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.

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