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belt-and-braces

belt-and-brace
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [belt and breys]
    • /bɛlt ænd breɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [belt and breys]
    • /bɛlt ænd breɪs/

Definition of belt-and-braces word

  • adjective belt-and-braces providing double security, in case one security measure should fail 3

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Parts of speech for Belt-and-braces

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

belt-and-braces popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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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