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purple martin

pur·ple mar·tin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-puh l mahr-tn]
    • /ˈpɜr pəl ˈmɑr tn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pur-puh l mahr-tn]
    • /ˈpɜr pəl ˈmɑr tn/

Definitions of purple martin words

  • noun purple martin a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black. 1
  • noun purple martin the largest North American swallow (Progne subis), with bluish-black plumage 0
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Origin of purple martin

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Purple martin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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purple martin popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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