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brownstone

brown·stone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [broun-stohn]
    • /ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn/
    • /ˈbraʊn.stəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [broun-stohn]
    • /ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn/

Definitions of brownstone word

  • countable noun brownstone In the United States, a brownstone is a type of house which was built during the 19th century. Brownstones have a front that is made from a reddish-brown stone. 3
  • noun brownstone a reddish-brown iron-rich sandstone used for building 3
  • noun brownstone a house built of or faced with this stone 3
  • noun brownstone a reddish-brown sandstone, used for building 3
  • noun brownstone a house with a facade of brownstone 3
  • noun brownstone a reddish-brown sandstone, used extensively as a building material. 1

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Origin of brownstone

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; brown + stone

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Brownstone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

brownstone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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".

brownstone usage trend in Literature

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