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- [puhb]
- /pʌb/
- /pʌb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhb]
- /pʌb/
Definitions of pub word
- noun pub a bar or tavern. 1
- noun pub bar selling alcohol 1
- noun Technical meaning of pub 1. PUBlishing. A 1972 text-formatting language for TOPS-10, with syntax based on SAIL. Influenced TeX and Scribe. ["PUB: The Document Compiler", Larry Tesler, Stanford AI Proj Op Note, Sept 1972]. 2. /pub, the top-level, publicly accessible directory on most anonymous FTP archives. This is usually where the interesting files are. See pubic directory. 1
- countable noun pub A pub is a building where people can have drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and talk to their friends. Many pubs also serve food. 0
- noun pub a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals 0
- noun pub a hotel 0
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Origin of pub
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; short for public house
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pub
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pub popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
pub usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pub
noun pub
- alehouse — An alehouse is a pub.
- barroom — A barroom is a room or building in which alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
- beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
- dating bar — singles bar.
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