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- [brey, bree; Scot. brey, bree]
- /breɪ, bri; Scot. breɪ, bri/
- /breɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brey, bree; Scot. brey, bree]
- /breɪ, bri; Scot. breɪ, bri/
Definitions of brae word
- noun brae a hill or hillside; slope 3
- noun brae an upland area 3
- noun brae a sloping bank; hillside 3
- noun brae a slope; declivity; hillside. 1
- noun brae Scottish hillside 1
- noun brae (Scotland) The sloping bank of a river-valley; any slope or hillside. 0
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Origin of brae
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bra < Old Norse brā brow, cognate with Old English brēaw eyebrow, eyelid, Old High German brāwa (German Braue); for semantic development, cf. brow
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Parts of speech for Brae
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brae popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brae usage trend in Literature
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