purple heart

pur·ple heart

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-puh l hahrt]
- /ˈpɜr pəl hɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-puh l hahrt]
- /ˈpɜr pəl hɑrt/

Definitions of purple heart words

noun purple heart a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy. 1
noun purple heart military medal 1
countable noun purple heart The Purple Heart is a medal that is given to members of the US Armed Forces who have been wounded during battle. 0
noun purple heart any of several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Peltogyne 0
noun purple heart the decorative purple heartwood of any of these trees 0
noun purple heart a heart-shaped purple tablet consisting mainly of amphetamine 0

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Origin of purple heart

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Purple heart

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Purple heart

purple heart popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for purple heart

noun purple heart

decoration — The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
garter — Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
bays — Plural form of bay.
garters — Plural form of garter.

All 4 Synonyms of purple heart