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- [byoo-guh l]
- /ˈbyu gəl/
- /ˈbjuː.ɡl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [byoo-guh l]
- /ˈbyu gəl/
Definitions of bugle word
- countable noun bugle A bugle is a simple brass musical instrument that looks like a small trumpet. Bugles are often used in the army to announce when activities such as meals are about to begin. 3
- noun bugle a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc 3
- verb bugle to play or sound (on) a bugle 3
- noun bugle any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga, esp A. reptans, having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 3
- noun bugle a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration 3
- noun bugle a brass instrument like a trumpet but smaller, and usually without keys or valves: used chiefly for military calls and signals 3
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Origin of bugle
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bugle (horn) instrument made of an ox horn < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin būculus bullock, young ox, equivalent to bū- variant stem of bōs ox + -culus -cle1
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Parts of speech for Bugle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bugle 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".
bugle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bugle
noun bugle
- trumpet — Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet. a trumpeter.
- clarion — a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
- cornet — A cornet is a musical instrument of the brass family that looks like a small trumpet.
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