fernbrake

fern·brake

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furn-breyk]
- /ˈfɜrnˌbreɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furn-breyk]
- /ˈfɜrnˌbreɪk/

Definition of fernbrake word

noun fernbrake a thicket or dense growth of ferns. 1

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Origin of fernbrake

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; fern + brake2

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Parts of speech for Fernbrake

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fernbrake

fernbrake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% 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.

fernbrake usage trend in Literature

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