bridgeable

bridge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [brij]
- /brɪdʒ/
- /ˈbrɪʤəbl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brij]
- /brɪdʒ/

Definitions of bridgeable word

noun bridgeable a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 1
noun bridgeable a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or phase between two adjacent elements, activities, conditions, or the like: Working at the hospital was a bridge between medical school and private practice. 1
noun bridgeable Nautical. a raised transverse platform from which a power vessel is navigated: often includes a pilot house and a chart house. any of various other raised platforms from which the navigation or docking of a vessel is supervised. a bridge house or bridge superstructure. a raised walkway running fore-and-aft. 1
noun bridgeable Anatomy. the ridge or upper line of the nose. 1
noun bridgeable Dentistry. an artificial replacement, fixed or removable, of a missing tooth or teeth, supported by natural teeth or roots adjacent to the space. 1
noun bridgeable Music. a thin, fixed wedge or support raising the strings of a musical instrument above the sounding board. a transitional, modulatory passage connecting sections of a composition or movement. (in jazz and popular music) the contrasting third group of eight bars in a thirty-two-bar chorus; channel; release. 1

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Origin of bridgeable

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg; cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke; akin to Old Norse bryggja pier

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Parts of speech for Bridgeable

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bridgeable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 71% 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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