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ombre

om·ber
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [om-ber]
    • /ˈɒm bər/
    • /ˈɒm.bə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [om-ber]
    • /ˈɒm bər/

Definitions of ombre word

  • noun ombre a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards. 1
  • noun ombre the player undertaking to win the pool in this game. 1
  • noun ombre A trick-taking card game for three people using a pack of forty cards, popular in Europe in the 17th -18th centuries. 1
  • noun ombre an 18th-century card game 0
  • adjective ombre shaded or graduated in tone 0

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Origin of ombre

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French (h)ombre < Spanish hombre literally, man < Latin hominem, accusative of homō man. See Homo

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ombre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ombre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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".

ombre usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ombre

noun ombre

  • man — Unix manual page
  • fellow — a man or boy: a fine old fellow; a nice little fellow.

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