belvedere
/ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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A suburban area in the borough of Bexley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4978).
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A western suburb of Bathgate, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9669).
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Example Sentences
- "“One evening,” she went on, “while Madame Orio was fast asleep in her little belvedere (it being the good old lady's habit to repair there to rest after a bottle or two of red Padua wine), Manette and Marton left the widow's house noiselessly in the Campo San Zobenigo, and made their way running towards the Piazza of St. Mark's.”"
- "The most important thing, she reflected, as she stood on the balcony of the Mairie which formed a most useful belvedere over the town, was to make her appearance as commonplace and down at heel as possible […]."
- "Three castellated (with battlements) towers stand sentry here, with one being particularly large. This is said to have been used by Rhodes as a belvedere, and (according to some sources) by railway staff for some time after opening."
- "Great, and after that you can clean my pants up coz I just Mr. Belvedered myself. Google it."
- "[You slept with] Lutz? Is that even possible? I mean, I was there when he Belvedered. God, Abby, you can't be that desperate for male attention."
- "The rumor has two endings... that he yelled so loudly that the light above the table in the room shook or that he was carried out on a stretcher. 'Aaargh! I just Belvedered myself!'"
Etymology
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɛl.vɪˌdɪə/