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billabong

bil·la·bong
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil-uh-bawng, -bong]
    • /ˈbɪl əˌbɔŋ, -ˌbɒŋ/
    • /ˈbɪl.ə.bɒŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil-uh-bawng, -bong]
    • /ˈbɪl əˌbɔŋ, -ˌbɒŋ/

Definitions of billabong word

  • noun billabong a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool 3
  • noun billabong a branch of a river running to a dead end 3
  • noun billabong a backwater channel forming a lagoon or pool 3
  • noun billabong a branch of a river flowing away from the main stream but leading to no other body of water; a blind or dead-end channel. 1
  • noun billabong a creek bed holding water only in the rainy season; a dried-up watercourse. 1
  • noun billabong a stagnant backwater or slough formed by receding floodwater. 1

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Origin of billabong

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Wiradjuri bilabaŋ creek that runs only during the rainy season, equivalent to bila river + baŋ possessive suffix

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Parts of speech for Billabong

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

billabong popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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".

billabong usage trend in Literature

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