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- [brig-uh n-teen, -tahyn]
- /ˈbrɪg ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn/
- /ˈbrɪ.ɡən.tiːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brig-uh n-teen, -tahyn]
- /ˈbrɪg ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn/
Definitions of brigantine word
- noun brigantine a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast 3
- noun brigantine a two-masted ship like a hermaphrodite brig but with a square-rigged topsail on the mainmast 3
- noun brigantine hermaphrodite brig 3
- noun brigantine a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails. 1
- noun brigantine hermaphrodite brig. 1
- noun brigantine type of sailing ship 1
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Origin of brigantine
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Medieval Latin brigantinus or Old Italian brigantino, orig., armed escort ship (see brigand, -ine2); replacing brigandyn < Middle French brigandin
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Parts of speech for Brigantine
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brigantine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brigantine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brigantine
noun brigantine
- yacht — a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- skiff — any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
- craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- vessel — a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.
- ship — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
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