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- [bag-pahyp]
- /ˈbægˌpaɪp/
- /ˈbæɡ.paɪps/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bag-pahyp]
- /ˈbægˌpaɪp/
Definitions of bagpipe word
- noun bagpipe of or relating to the bagpipes 3
- noun bagpipe a shrill-toned musical instrument with one double-reed pipe operated by finger stops and one or more drone pipes, all of them sounded by air forced with the arm from a leather bag, which is kept filled by the breath: now played chiefly in Scotland 3
- noun bagpipe Often, bagpipes. a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows. 1
- verb with object bagpipe Nautical. to back (a fore-and-aft sail) by hauling the sheet to windward. 1
- noun bagpipe A musical instrument with reed pipes that are sounded by the pressure of wind emitted from a bag squeezed by the player's arm . Bagpipes are associated especially with Scotland, but are also used in folk music in Ireland, Northumberland, and France. 1
- noun plural bagpipe traditional wind instrument 1
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Origin of bagpipe
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, bagpipe is from the Middle English word baggepipe. See bag, pipe1
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Parts of speech for Bagpipe
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bagpipe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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