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- [kat-brahy-er]
- /ˈkætˌbraɪ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kat-brahy-er]
- /ˈkætˌbraɪ ər/
Definitions of catbrier word
- noun catbrier any prickly vines of the genus Smilax, such as greenbrier 3
- noun catbrier any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses. 1
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Origin of catbrier
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40; cat + brier1
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Parts of speech for Catbrier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
catbrier popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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