bourbon

Bour·bon

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boo r-buh n, bawr-, bohr- or, French, boor-bawn for 1–3; bur-buh n for 4 or occasionally for 3]
- /ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr- or, French, burˈbɔ̃ for 1–3; ˈbɜr bən for 4 or occasionally for 3 /
- /ˈbɜː.bən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo r-buh n, bawr-, bohr- or, French, boor-bawn for 1–3; bur-buh n for 4 or occasionally for 3]
- /ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr- or, French, burˈbɔ̃ for 1–3; ˈbɜr bən for 4 or occasionally for 3 /

Definitions of bourbon word

variable noun bourbon Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America. 3
variable noun bourbon A bourbon is a small glass of bourbon. 3
noun bourbon a whiskey distilled, chiefly in the US, from maize, esp one containing at least 51 per cent maize (the rest being malt and rye) and aged in charred white-oak barrels 3
noun bourbon a member of the European royal line that ruled in France from 1589 to 1793 (when Louis XVI was executed by the revolutionaries) and was restored in 1815, continuing to rule in its Orleans branch from 1830 until 1848. Bourbon dynasties also ruled in Spain (1700–1808; 1813–1931) and Naples and Sicily (1734–1806; 1815–1860) 3
noun bourbon (as modifier) 3
noun bourbon name of the ruling family of France (1589-1793; 1814-48, from 1830 to 1848 as the Orléans1 branch); of Spain (1700-1808; 1813-1931; 1975- ); of Naples and Sicily (1734-1806; 1815-60), united as the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1815; and of various duchies & principalities in Italy at various times within the periods 1748-1807 & 1815-60, including Parma, Piacenza, Lucca, & Etruria 3

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Parts of speech for Bourbon

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bourbon 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".

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Synonyms for bourbon

noun bourbon

zealot — a person who shows zeal.
fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.

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