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- [thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-]
- /ˈθɜr oʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr-/
- /ˈθʌr.ə.bred/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-]
- /ˈθɜr oʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr-/
Definitions of thoroughbred word
- adjective thoroughbred of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood. 1
- adjective thoroughbred (sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to the Thoroughbred breed of horses. 1
- adjective thoroughbred (of a person) having good breeding or education. 1
- noun thoroughbred (initial capital letter) one of a breed of horses, to which all racehorses belong, originally developed in England by crossing Arabian stallions with European mares. 1
- noun thoroughbred a thoroughbred animal. 1
- noun thoroughbred a well-bred or well-educated person. 1
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Origin of thoroughbred
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; thorough + bred
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Parts of speech for Thoroughbred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thoroughbred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
thoroughbred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thoroughbred
noun thoroughbred
- blue blood — If you say that someone has blue blood, you mean that they are from a family that has a high social rank.
- brahman — a member of the highest or priestly caste in the Hindu caste system
adj thoroughbred
- full-blooded — of unmixed ancestry; thoroughbred: a full-blooded Cherokee.
- highborn — of high rank by birth.
Antonyms for thoroughbred
noun thoroughbred
- crossbreed — to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
- half-blood — the relation between persons having only one common parent.
- half-caste — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
- hybrid — the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, especially as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
- incross — a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
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