clair de lune

Clair de lune

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klair duh loon]
- /klɛər də lun/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klair duh loon]
- /klɛər də lun/

Definitions of clair de lune words

noun clair de lune a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque. 1
noun clair de lune A pale bluish-gray colour. 0
adjective clair de lune Of a pale bluish-gray colour. 0

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Origin of clair de lune

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < French: literally, moonlight

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Parts of speech for Clair de lune

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clair de lune

clair de lune popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

clair de lune usage trend in Literature

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