Transcription
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- [sawng-burd, song-]
- /ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ-/
- /ˈsɒŋ.bɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawng-burd, song-]
- /ˈsɔŋˌbɜrd, ˈsɒŋ-/
Definitions of songbird word
- noun songbird a bird that sings. 1
- noun songbird any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines. 1
- noun songbird Slang. a woman vocalist. 1
- noun songbird bird with tuneful call 1
- countable noun songbird A songbird is a bird that produces musical sounds which are like singing. There are many different kinds of songbird. 0
- noun songbird any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines, having highly developed vocal organs and, in most, a musical call 0
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Origin of songbird
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; song + bird
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Parts of speech for Songbird
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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songbird popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
songbird usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for songbird
noun songbird
- accompanist — An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- canary — Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
- chanter — a person who chants
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
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