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- [broom]
- /brum/
- /ˈbruː.məs/
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- [broom]
- /brum/
Definitions of brumous word
- noun brumous mist; fog. 1
- adjective brumous Foggy or misty; wintry. 0
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Origin of brumous
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French: fog < Provençal bruma < Latin brūma winter, orig. winter solstice, contraction of *brevima (diēs) shortest (day); see breve
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Parts of speech for Brumous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brumous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brumous usage trend in Literature
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