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- [druh-sahzh; French dre-sazh]
- /drəˈsɑʒ; French drɛˈsaʒ/
- /ˈdres.ɑːʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [druh-sahzh; French dre-sazh]
- /drəˈsɑʒ; French drɛˈsaʒ/
Definitions of dressage word
- noun dressage haute école (def 1). 1
- noun dressage the art or method of training a horse in obedience and in precision of movement. 1
- noun dressage The art of riding and training a horse in a manner that develops obedience, flexibility, and balance. 1
- noun dressage horse riding event 1
- uncountable noun dressage Dressage is a competition in which horse riders have to make their horse perform controlled movements. 0
- noun dressage the method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the rider's body signals 0
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Origin of dressage
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < French, equivalent to dress(er) to dress + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Dressage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dressage popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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".
dressage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dressage
noun dressage
- riding — a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
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