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bourbons

Bour·bon
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    • 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 /
    • 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 bourbons word

  • noun bourbons a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60. 1
  • noun bourbons Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), ("Constable de Bourbon") 1490–1527, French general. 1
  • noun bourbons a person who is extremely conservative or reactionary. 1
  • noun bourbons (lowercase). Also called bourbon whiskey. a straight whiskey distilled from a mash having 51 percent or more corn: originally the corn whiskey produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky. 1
  • noun bourbons plural of bourbon. 0
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Parts of speech for Bourbons

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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bourbons 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 bourbons

noun bourbons

  • 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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  • who were the bourbons?

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