dumbledore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From dumble + dor.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔː/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔːr/
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[edit] Noun

dumbledore (plural dumbledores)

1. (dialectal) A bumblebee.
   • 1899: A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore — Thomas Hardy, ‘An August Midnight’

[edit] Synonyms

• (bumblebee): bumblebee