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- US Pronunciation
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- [krem, kreem; French krem]
- /krɛm, krim; French krɛm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krem, kreem; French krem]
- /krɛm, krim; French krɛm/
Definitions of creme word
- adjective creme (of a liqueur) rich and sweet 3
- noun creme any of various sweet liqueurs 3
- noun creme cream (sense 2) cream (sense 3) 3
- adjective creme cream (sense 6) cream (sense 7) 3
- noun creme a thick liqueur 3
- abbreviation CREME cream. 1
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Origin of creme
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1815-25; See origin at cream
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Creme
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
creme 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
creme usage trend in Literature
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