Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bar-uh l]
- /ˈbær əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bar-uh l]
- /ˈbær əl/
Definitions of bbl word
- abbreviation BBL be back later 3
- abbreviation BBL barrel 3
- abbreviation BBL barrel. 1
- noun bbl a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. 1
- noun bbl the quantity that such a vessel of some standard size can hold: for most liquids, 31½ U.S. gallons (119 L); for petroleum, 42 U.S. gallons (159 L); for dry materials, 105 U.S. dry quarts (115 L). Abbreviation: bbl. 1
- noun bbl any large quantity: a barrel of fun. 1
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Origin of bbl
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English barell < Anglo-French baril, Old French barril < Vulgar Latin *barrīculum, equivalent to *barrīc(a), perhaps derivative of Late Latin barra bar1 + Latin -ulum -ule; compare Medieval Latin (circa 800) barriclus small cask
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bbl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bbl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bbl usage trend in Literature
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