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Meaning of "Barmecide" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARMECIDE

From the name of a prince in The Arabian Nights who served empty plates to beggars, alleging that they held sumptuous food.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BARMECIDE

Barmecide  [ˈbɑːmɪˌsaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARMECIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barmecide is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BARMECIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Barmecide

Barmakids

The Barmakids; also wrongly called Barmecides were an influential family from Balkh in Bactria where they were originally Buddhists, and subsequently came to great political power under the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad. Khalid, the son of Barmak became the Prime Minister or Wazir of Al Saffah, the first Caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. His son Yahya aided Harun Al-Rashid in capturing the throne and rose to power as the most powerful man in the Empire. The Barmakids were remarkable for their majesty, splendor and hospitality. They are mentioned in some stories of the Arabian Nights.

Definition of Barmecide in the English dictionary

The definition of Barmecide in the dictionary is lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARMECIDE


bactericide
bækˈtɪərɪˌsaɪd
countryside
ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd
deicide
ˈdiːɪˌsaɪd
fungicide
ˈfʌndʒɪˌsaɪd
germicide
ˈdʒɜːmɪˌsaɪd
Heaviside
ˈhɛvɪˌsaɪd
herbicide
ˈhɜːbɪˌsaɪd
homicide
ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd
infanticide
ɪnˈfæntɪˌsaɪd
insecticide
ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd
Merseyside
ˈmɜːzɪˌsaɪd
pesticide
ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd
regicide
ˈrɛdʒɪˌsaɪd
rodenticide
rəʊˈdɛntɪˌsaɪd
silicide
ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd
spermicide
ˈspɜːmɪˌsaɪd
Speyside
ˈspeɪˌsaɪd
suicide
ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd
vermicide
ˈvɜːmɪˌsaɪd
wayside
ˈweɪˌsaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARMECIDE

Barmecidal
barmen
barmier
barmiest
barminess
barmkin
barmy
barn
barn conversion
barn dance
barn dancing
barn door
barn egg
barn owl
barn swallow
Barnabas

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARMECIDE

algaecide
algicide
assisted suicide
biocide
biopesticide
coincide
culpable homicide
decide
ecocide
filicide
foeticide
fratricide
genocide
justifiable homicide
larvicide
liberticide
matricide
negligent homicide
patricide
redecide

Synonyms and antonyms of Barmecide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Barmecide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARMECIDE

Find out the translation of Barmecide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Barmecide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Barmecide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Barmecide
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Barmecide
570 millions of speakers

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Barmecide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Barmecide
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Barmecide
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Barmecide
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Barmecide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Barmecide
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Barmécide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barmecide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Barmecide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Barmecide
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Barmecide
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barmecide
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Barmecide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Barmecide
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बार्ममेकड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

barmecide
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Barmecide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Barmecide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Barmecide
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Barmecide
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Barmecide
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Barmecide
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Barmecide
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Barmecide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Barmecide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARMECIDE»

The term «Barmecide» is used very little and occupies the 179.770 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARMECIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Barmecide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Barmecide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Barmecide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARMECIDE»

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Barmecide; or, the Fatal Offspring. A dramatick romance in ...
BARMECIDE; on, The 'Fatal Ofspring. ACT I. SCENE The interior of the Seraglio Зап/{синд— To the left, ZAIDA's apartments, with a vbalcony overlooking the grounds ,--on the right, a pavilion ,--in the centre a railing, richly ornamented with  ...
Henry M. Milner, 1818
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Household Words
No one objecting, the Barber related : THE STORY OF THE BARMECIDE FEAST. The young man's twin-brother, Guld Pcb- leek, was in very poor circumstances and hardly knew how to live. In his reduced condition he was fain to go about to ...
Charles Dickens, 1855
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Arabian Nights' Entertainments ...
thrust out his head, opened his mouth, and made as if he took the piece of lamb, and eat it with extreme pleasure. I knew you would like it, said the Barmecide. There is nothing in the world finer, replied my brother; your table is most delicious .
‎1835
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Aunt Judy's Magazine
Be then a Barmecide, you'll find it fun ; A 'Barmecide, a Barmecide ; my ! what a gun. R*PtuX^tm\ riolUllS be a Barmecide, won't it be fun? Barmecide, Barmecide, j 16 | a great gun. Alnas. Of course I'll be a Barmecide, such seems my lute.
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The Barmecide's Feast
John Gore. whither I intended to follow him when my period of education concluded. I must touch for a moment on my own financial affairs in Order to render the narrative a lucid one. In my case, as in countless others, wealth was the loadstone ...
John Gore, 1912
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Household Words :
relation of mine. Barber related: No one objecting, the THE STDRY OF THE BARMECIDE rmr. The young man's twin-brother, GULD PUBLEEK, was in very poor circumstances and hardly knew how to live. In his reduced condition he was fain ...
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Teachers' Monographs: Plans and Details of Grade Work. ...
THE BARMECIDE FEAST. It is related that Shacabac was forced to beg. He bribed officers and domestics and obtained admission to the houses of the wealthy. Barmecide (master of house) — Welcome, friend, to my house. What dost thou ...
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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments: Embellished with Nearly ...
thrust out his head, opened his mouth, and made as if he took the piece of lamb, and eat it with extreme pleasure. I knew you would like it, said the Barmecide. There is nothing in the world finer, replied my brother; your table is most delicious .
‎1855
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Arabian nights' entertainments [from the French version of ...
were. And here is a dish, says the Barmecide, that you will see at nobody's table but my own; I would have you eat your belly-full of it. Having spoke thus, he stretched out his hand as if he had a piece of lamb in it, and, putting it to my brother's ...
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Tales of the East: comprising the most popular romances of ...
And here is a dish, says the Barmecide, that you will see at nobody's table but my own; I would have you eat your belly-full of it. Having spoke thus, he stretched out his hand as if he had a piece of lamb in it, and, putting it to my brother's mouth, ...
East, Henry William Weber, 1812

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARMECIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Barmecide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uduaghan's Third Term Or Okowa's Tenure?
... palpably and strive to touch the lives of virtually every Deltan, otherwise, the usurped and stolen mandate will become a “Barmecide dish”. «Nigerian Observer, May 15»
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Nobel Banquet to have Indian touch this year
This is certainly not Barmecide Feast . The tea should be made available for the world to savor. Take it all in. What a way to go. 0 0 • Reply • ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
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The Church of England's opposition to HS2 ignores historical …
Barmecide's feast of pigs' ears and geese's bridles. SIR – My mother's reply to childish questions of "What's for dinner?" (Letters, June 3) was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
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Lyndon Hood: Seasonal Recipes (Politics Edition)
With our easy step-by-step political instructions you can prepare your own Barmecide's feast at home: "Just like a Government made it!"™ ... «Scoop.co.nz, Dec 12»
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Marzban's Dark Laughter
Bawa As Barmecide | Zoroastrian joie de vivre adds to the zest · Farrukh Dhondy | The former Channel Four commissioning editor is writing Mahabharat and ... «Outlook, Oct 11»
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Dominican artist Arrnold Toulon opens exhibit in St Lucia
“The Barmecide Feast”, a one-person exhibit of paintings by Dominican born fine artist Arnold Toulon is the largest body of works in the history ... «News dominica, Jan 10»
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Bawa As Barmecide
This was the playground rhyme with which Parsi children were teased when I was but a boy. The last two lines would make more sense if one substituted ... «Outlook, Dec 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Barmecide [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/barmecide>. Apr 2024 ».
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