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- [puh-roo r; French pa-ryr]
- /pəˈrʊər; French paˈrür/
- /pə.ˈrʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-roo r; French pa-ryr]
- /pəˈrʊər; French paˈrür/
Definitions of parure word
- noun plural parure a matching set of jewels or ornaments. 1
- noun parure a set of jewels or other ornaments 0
- noun parure a matched set of jewelry, as earrings, bracelet, and necklace 0
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Origin of parure
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Old French pareure peeling < Latin parātūra (parāt-, past participle stem of parāre to prepare (see pare) + -ūra -ure)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Parure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parure popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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".
parure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with parure
- what does demi parure mean?
- what is a parure?
- what is parure?
- what is demi parure?
See also
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