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bread and roses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
bread- and ros-es
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fair wages and dignified conditions.

Etymology

Originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" inspired the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim, which was published in 1911.

Phrases

bread and circuses

Frequently Paired Words

bread and circuses

Questions

What does bread and roses mean?
Fair wages and dignified conditions.
Where does bread and roses come from?
Originated in a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" inspired the poem Bread and Roses by James Oppenheim, which was published in 1911.

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