Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [green-brahy-er]
- /ˈgrinˌbraɪ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [green-brahy-er]
- /ˈgrinˌbraɪ ər/
Definitions of greenbrier word
- noun greenbrier catbrier. 1
- noun greenbrier A green-stemmed North American vine of the lily family, typically prickly and with blue-black berries. 1
- noun greenbrier any of several prickly climbing plants of the liliaceous genus Smilax, esp S. rotundifolia of the eastern US, which has small green flowers and blackish berries 0
- noun greenbrier any of several climbing woody vines (genus Smilax) of the lily family, with prickly stems, oval leaves, and, usually, black berries 0
- noun greenbrier Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; the catbrier. 0
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Origin of greenbrier
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1775-85; green + brier1
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Parts of speech for Greenbrier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
greenbrier popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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".
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