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chemin de fer

che·min de fer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-man duh fair; French shuh-manduh fer]
    • /ʃəˈmæn də ˈfɛər; French ʃə mɛ̃də ˈfɛr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-man duh fair; French shuh-manduh fer]
    • /ʃəˈmæn də ˈfɛər; French ʃə mɛ̃də ˈfɛr/

Definitions of chemin de fer words

  • noun chemin de fer a gambling game, a variation of baccarat 3
  • noun chemin de fer a kind of baccarat, a gambling game 3
  • noun chemin de fer a variation of baccarat. 1
  • noun chemin de fer A card game, a variation of baccarat. 0
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Origin of chemin de fer

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < French: literally, railroad; so called from the speed of the game

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Parts of speech for Chemin de fer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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chemin de fer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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