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bren

Bren gun
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bren]
    • /brɛn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bren]
    • /brɛn/

Definitions of bren word

  • noun bren type of machine gun 3
  • noun bren a .303-caliber, gas-operated, air-cooled, clip-fed submachine gun. 1

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Origin of bren

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; Br(no), Moravia + En(field), England, towns of manufacture

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Parts of speech for Bren

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bren popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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