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- [awr-ee-ohl, ohr-]
- /ˈɔr iˌoʊl, ˈoʊr-/
- /ˈɔː.ri.əʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-ee-ohl, ohr-]
- /ˈɔr iˌoʊl, ˈoʊr-/
Definitions of oriole word
- noun oriole any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World. Compare golden oriole. 1
- noun oriole any of several brightly colored passerine birds of the family Icteridae, of the New World. 1
- noun oriole An Old World bird related to the starlings that feeds on fruit and insects, the male typically having bright yellow and black plumage. 1
- noun oriole variety of bird 1
- countable noun oriole An oriole is a bird which has black and yellow or orange feathers. There are several different sorts of oriole. 0
- noun oriole any songbird of the mainly tropical Old World family Oriolidae, such as Oriolus oriolus (golden oriole), having a long pointed bill and a mostly yellow-and-black plumage 0
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Origin of oriole
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < French oriol, Old French < Medieval Latin oriolus, variant of Latin aureolus golden, equivalent to aure(us) golden (derivative of aurum gold) + -olus -ole1
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Parts of speech for Oriole
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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oriole popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
oriole usage trend in Literature
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