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- [breyk van]
- /breɪk væn/
- /breɪk væn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyk van]
- /breɪk væn/
Definition of brake-van word
- noun brake-van the caboose of a railway train. 1
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Origin of brake-van
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Brake-van
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brake-van popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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