war bride
war bride
W w Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wawr brahyd]
- /wɔr braɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [wawr brahyd]
- /wɔr braɪd/
Definitions of war bride words
- noun war bride a woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime. 1
- noun war bride a woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country. 1
- noun war bride a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national 0
- noun war bride A woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime. 0
- noun war bride (Idiomatic) A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare. 0
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Origin of war bride
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
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Parts of speech for War bride
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
war bride popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
war bride usage trend in Literature
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