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- [blurb]
- /blɜrb/
- /blɜːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blurb]
- /blɜrb/
Definitions of blurb word
- countable noun blurb The blurb about a new book, film, or exhibition is information about it that is written in order to attract people's interest. 3
- noun blurb a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books 3
- noun blurb an advertisement or announcement, as on a book jacket, esp. one that is highly laudatory 3
- intransitive verb blurb to state in a blurb 3
- noun blurb a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one: She wrote a good blurb for her friend's novel. 1
- verb with object blurb to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb. 1
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Origin of blurb
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blurb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blurb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
blurb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blurb
noun blurb
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- advertisement — An advertisement is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
- puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
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