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o'brien

O'Bri·en
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-brahy-uh n]
    • /oʊˈbraɪ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-brahy-uh n]
    • /oʊˈbraɪ ən/

Definitions of o'brien word

  • noun o'brien Edna, born 1930, Irish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. 1
  • noun o'brien Conor Cruise. 1917–2008, Irish diplomat and writer. As an Irish Labour MP he served in the coalition government of 1973–77, becoming a senator (1977–79). He edited the Observer (1978–81) 0
  • noun o'brien Edna. born 1936, Irish novelist. Her books include The Country Girls (1960), Johnny I Hardly Knew You (1977), and In the Forest (2002) 0
  • noun o'brien Flann, real name Brian O'Nolan. 1911–66, Irish novelist and journalist. His novels include At Swim-Two-Birds (1939) and the posthumously published The Third Policeman (1967). As Myles na Gopaleen he wrote a satirical column for the Irish Times 0
  • noun o'brien Kerry. born 1945. Australian journalist and broadcaster 0
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o'brien popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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.

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