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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [brur, brair; Southern Dialect bur]
- /brɜr, brɛər; Southern Dialect bɜr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [brur, brair; Southern Dialect bur]
- /brɜr, brɛər; Southern Dialect bɜr/
Definitions of brer word
- abbreviation BRER brother. 1
- noun brer Alternative spelling of br'er abbreviation of brother. 0
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Origin of brer
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Brer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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.
brer usage trend in Literature
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