murrey

mur·rey

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mur-ee]
- /ˈmɜr i/
- /ˈmʌrɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-ee]
- /ˈmɜr i/

Definitions of murrey word

noun murrey a dark purplish-red color. 1
noun murrey A deep purple-red cloth. 1
abbreviation MURREY mulberry-coloured 0
noun murrey a dark purplish-red color; mulberry 0
adjective murrey of this color 0

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Origin of murrey

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English murrey, morrey < Middle French moré (adj. and noun), morée (noun) < Medieval Latin mōrātum, mōrāta, neuter and feminine of mōrātus, equivalent to Latin mōr(um) mulberry + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Murrey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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murrey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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