dubbed

dub

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhb]
- /dʌb/
- /dʌb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhb]
- /dʌb/

Definitions of dubbed word

verb with object dubbed to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import. 1
verb with object dubbed to add (music, speech, etc.) to a film or tape recording (often followed by in). 1
verb with object dubbed to copy (a tape or disc recording). 1
idioms dubbed dub bright, Shipbuilding. to shave off the outer surface of the planking of (a ship). 1
verb without object dubbed to copy program material from one tape recording onto another. 1
noun dubbed the new sounds added to a film or tape. 1

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Origin of dubbed

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English dubben, late Old English *dubbian (in phrase dubbade tō ridere ‘dubbed to knight(hood)’), < Anglo-French dubber, dobber, douber, aphetic form of ad(o)uber, equivalent to a- a-5 + -do(u)ber < Old Low Franconian *dubban ‘to strike, beat’, cognate with Low German dubben, dub3; cf. daube

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dubbed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dubbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dubbed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dubbed

adjective dubbed

named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
alias — An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal.

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