bread line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bred lahyn]
- /brɛd laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bred lahyn]
- /brɛd laɪn/

Definitions of bread line words

noun bread line a line of people waiting to be given food as government relief or private charity 3
noun bread line a group of needy persons waiting in line for free food to be distributed by a government agency or charitable organization. 1
noun bread line queue for free food 1
noun bread line Alternative spelling of breadline. 0

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Origin of bread line

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Bread line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bread line

bread line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

bread line usage trend in Literature

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