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- [bronz]
- /brɒnz/
- /brɒnz/
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- [bronz]
- /brɒnz/
Definitions of bronze word
- uncountable noun bronze Bronze is a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin. 3
- countable noun bronze A bronze is a statue or sculpture made of bronze. 3
- countable noun bronze A bronze is a bronze medal. 3
- colour bronze Something that is bronze is yellowish-brown in colour. 3
- noun bronze any hard water-resistant alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin and sometimes zinc and lead 3
- noun bronze any similar copper alloy containing other elements in place of tin, such as aluminium bronze, beryllium bronze, etc 3
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Origin of bronze
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < French < Italian, of obscure origin
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Parts of speech for Bronze
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bronze popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bronze
adj bronze
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- rust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- copper — Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires.
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
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