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brimborion

brimborion noun: a useless or worthless object.

Noun

brimborion (plural brimborions)

  1. (obsolete) A useless or worthless object.

Forms of brimborion

pluralbrimborions

Origin of brimborion

From French brimborion, from Middle French borbotorion, breborion, breborium, brimborion, brinborion, from Ecclesiastical Latin breviārium with influence from Middle French bribe, brimbe. Doublet of breviary and brevier.

Questions about brimborion

What does brimborion mean?
Brimborion means a useless or worthless object.
What part of speech is brimborion?
Brimborion is a noun.
What is the plural of brimborion?
The plural of brimborion is brimborions.

Words near brimborion in the dictionary

  1. Brimball Storehouse Cove
  2. Brimbin
  3. Brimble
  4. Brimblecombe
  5. Brimboal
  6. brimborion
  7. brimborions
  8. Brimelow
  9. Brimelows
  10. Brimer
  11. Brimers

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