umbrella
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian ombrella, umbrella (“‘an umbrella, sunshade’”), dim. of ombra (“‘shade’”) < Latin umbra (“‘shade’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ʌmˈbɹɛlə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /Vm"brEl@(r)/
- Rhymes: -ɛlə(r)
- (US) IPA: /ʌmˈbɹɛlə/ SAMPA: /Vm"brEl@/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɛlə
[edit] Noun
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umbrella (plural umbrellas)
- Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
- Generally, anything that provides protection. (The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.)
- Something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, purposes, etc. (The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.)
- The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
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[edit] Translations
cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun
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anything that provides protection
something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.
the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- umbrella in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- umbrella in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
