Transcription
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- [mey-juh-ret]
- /ˌmeɪ dʒəˈrɛt/
- /ˌmeɪ.dʒəˈret/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mey-juh-ret]
- /ˌmeɪ dʒəˈrɛt/
Definitions of majorette word
- noun majorette drum majorette. 1
- noun majorette A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band. 1
- noun majorette female baton-twirler 1
- countable noun majorette A majorette is one of a group of girls or young women who march at the front of a musical band in a procession. 0
- noun majorette drum majorette 0
Information block about the term
Origin of majorette
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; (drum) major + -ette
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Parts of speech for Majorette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
majorette 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
majorette usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with majorette
- what is a majorette?
- what is a drum majorette?
- what is majorette dancing?
- how to be a majorette?
- how to dance like a majorette?
- what is a majorette in high school?
- how to become a majorette?
- what is a majorette team?
See also
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