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en garde

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈen gɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈen gɑːd/

Definitions of en garde words

  • adverb en garde ready to defend oneself 1
  • exclamation en garde on guard; a call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance in readiness for an attack or bout 0
  • adjective en garde (of a fencer) in such a stance 0
  • noun en garde on guard: a direction to fencers 0
  • noun en garde the opening position from which one may either attack or defend 0
  • interjection en garde (fencing) Used to warn one's opponent to take a defensive position prior to a fight. 0
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Parts of speech for En garde

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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en garde popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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