sweet bay

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet bey]
- /swit beɪ/
- /swiːt beɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet bey]
- /swit beɪ/

Definitions of sweet bay words

noun sweet bay laurel (def 1). 1
noun sweet bay an American magnolia, Magnolia virginiana, having large oblong leaves and fragrant, white flowers, common on the Atlantic coast. 1
noun sweet bay a small tree, Magnolia virginiana, of SE North America, having large fragrant white flowers: family Magnoliaceae (magnolias) 0
noun sweet bay laurel (sense 1) 0
noun sweet bay a North American magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) with fragrant, white flowers, common along the coast from Maine to Texas 0

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Origin of sweet bay

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20

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Parts of speech for Sweet bay

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweet bay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sweet bay usage trend in Literature

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