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- [bil-yerd]
- /ˈbɪl yərd/
- /ˈbɪl.i.ədz/
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- [bil-yerd]
- /ˈbɪl yərd/
Definitions of billiard word
- noun billiard of or relating to billiards 3
- adjective billiard of or for billiards 3
- noun billiard carom 3
- adjective billiard of or used in billiards. 1
- noun billiard carom (def 1). 1
- noun billiard game: like pool 1
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Origin of billiard
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < French billard cue, equivalent to bille stick (see billet2) + -ard -ard
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Parts of speech for Billiard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
billiard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% 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".
billiard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with billiard
- what are billiard balls made of?
- what is a billiard?
- how to make a billiard ball?
- how much does a billiard ball weigh?
- what are billiard balls made from?
- how to clean billiard balls?
- what is a billiard table?
- how billiard balls are made?
- how to make billiard balls?
- how do they make billiard balls?
- what is a billiard room?
- how many billiard balls?
- how to set billiard balls?
- how to move a billiard table?
- where to buy billiard supplies?
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