Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [byoot]
- /byut/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [byoot]
- /byut/
Definitions of bute word
- noun bute the drug phenylbutazone, esp when used in the illegal doping of racehorses 3
- noun bute an island off the coast of SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute council area: situated in the Firth of Clyde, separated from the Cowal peninsula by the Kyles of Bute. Chief town: Rothesay. Pop: 7228 (2001). Area: 121 sq km (47 sq miles) 3
- noun bute John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. 1713–92, British Tory statesman; prime minister (1762–63) 3
- noun bute island of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde: 46 sq mi (119 sq km) 3
- noun bute former county of SW Scotland, which included this island 3
- noun bute Also, Buteshire [byoot-sheer, -sher] /ˈbyut ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in SW Scotland, composed of three islands in the Firth of Clyde. 1
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Origin of bute
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bute popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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