breastsummer

breast·sum·mer

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bres-suhm-er, brest-, bres-uh-mer]
- /ˈbrɛsˌsʌm ər, ˈbrɛst-, ˈbrɛs ə mər/
- /brˈestsʌmə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bres-suhm-er, brest-, bres-uh-mer]
- /ˈbrɛsˌsʌm ər, ˈbrɛst-, ˈbrɛs ə mər/

Definitions of breastsummer word

noun breastsummer a girder extending across a large opening in a building to support the wall above, used primarily over shop-fronts 3
noun breastsummer a horizontal beam supporting an exterior wall over an opening, as a shop window. 1
noun breastsummer (architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer. 0

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Origin of breastsummer

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; breast + summer2

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Parts of speech for Breastsummer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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breastsummer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% 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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