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- [bih-kee-nee]
- /bɪˈki ni/
- /bɪˈkiː.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-kee-nee]
- /bɪˈki ni/
Definitions of bikini word
- countable noun bikini A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women. 3
- noun bikini a woman's very brief two-piece swimming costume 3
- noun bikini an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a US atomic-bomb test in 1946 3
- noun bikini a very brief two-piece swimsuit for women 3
- noun bikini very brief, legless underpants or swimming trunks 3
- noun plural bikini a very brief, close-fitting, two-piece bathing suit for women or girls. 1
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Origin of bikini
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < French, apparently named after Bikini
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Parts of speech for Bikini
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bikini 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bikini usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bikini
noun bikini
- swimsuit — bathing suit.
- tank suit — a simple one-piece bathing suit for women, having a scoop neck and shoulder straps and usually no lining or inner construction; maillot.
- thong — a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
- jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.
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