bra

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2.2 Antonyms 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Swedish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Adverb 2.4 Etymology 2.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Shortened from brassiere

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: brä, IPA: /brɑː/, SAMPA: /brA:/

  Rhymes: -ɑː

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

bra (plural bras)

1. a brassiere

[edit] Derived terms

• maternity bra
• nursing bra
• peek-a-boo bra
• push-up bra
• sports bra
• training bra

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From bracket

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[edit] Noun

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bra (plural bras)

1. (physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket.

[edit] Related terms

• bra-ket notation

[edit] Antonyms

• ket

[edit] Etymology 3

Representing a bastardized pronunciation of bro, meaning brother

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: brä, IPA: /brɑː/, SAMPA: /brA:/

Rhymes: --ɑː

[edit] Noun

bra (plural bras)

1. (slang) friend

   Take it easy, bra!

   • "Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra, la-la how the life goes on" ~ Lennon/McCartney, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, 1968.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ABR
• ARB
• bar, Bar

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /brɑː/, SAMPA: /brA:/

[edit] Adjective

bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

1. good

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bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

1. well

[edit] Etymology

Since at least 1621, from braf ’good’, ’brave’; from German brav; from French brave.

[edit] See also

• väl
• god