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- [broh-mahyd or for 1, broh-mid]
- /ˈbroʊ maɪd or for 1, ˈbroʊ mɪd/
- /ˈbrəʊ.maɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broh-mahyd or for 1, broh-mid]
- /ˈbroʊ maɪd or for 1, ˈbroʊ mɪd/
Definitions of bromide word
- variable noun bromide Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset. 3
- countable noun bromide A bromide is a comment which is intended to calm someone down when they are angry, but which has been expressed so often that it has become boring and meaningless. 3
- noun bromide any salt of hydrobromic acid, containing the monovalent ion Br– (bromide ion) 3
- noun bromide any compound containing a bromine atom, such as methyl bromide 3
- noun bromide a dose of sodium or potassium bromide given as a sedative 3
- noun bromide a trite saying; platitude 3
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Origin of bromide
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; brom- + -ide; in defs 3, 4 from use of some bromides as sedatives
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Parts of speech for Bromide
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bromide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bromide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bromide
noun bromide
- cliche — A cliché is an idea or phrase which has been used so much that it is no longer interesting or effective or no longer has much meaning.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- stereotype — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
- compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
Top questions with bromide
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