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Meaning of "crambo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRAMBO

From earlier crambe, probably from Latin crambē repetīta cabbage repeated, hence an old story, a rhyming game, from Greek krambē.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRAMBO

crambo  [ˈkræmbəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRAMBO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crambo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRAMBO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crambo

Crambo is a rhyming game which, according to Joseph Strutt, was played as early as the fourteenth century under the name of the ABC of Aristotle. It is also known as Capping the rhyme. The name may also be used to describe a doggerel poem which exhausts the possible rhymes with a particular word. In the days of the Stuarts it was very popular, and is frequently mentioned in the writings of the time. Thus in William Congreve's play of 1695 Love for Love, i. 1, contains the passage, "Get the Maids to Crambo in an Evening, and learn the knack of Rhyming."...

Definition of crambo in the English dictionary

The definition of crambo in the dictionary is a word game in which one team says a rhyme or rhyming line for a word or line given by the other team.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRAMBO


ambo
ˈæmbəʊ
bimbo
ˈbɪmbəʊ
bumbo
ˈbʌmbəʊ
Colombo
kəˈlʌmbəʊ
combo
ˈkɒmbəʊ
dumbo
ˈdʌmbəʊ
flambeau
ˈflæmbəʊ
flambeaux
ˈflæmbəʊ
gambo
ˈɡæmbəʊ
giambeux
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
gumbo
ˈɡʌmbəʊ
jambeau
ˈdʒæmbəʊ
jumbo
ˈdʒʌmbəʊ
limbo
ˈlɪmbəʊ
mambo
ˈmæmbəʊ
Ovambo
əʊˈvæmbəʊ
rumbo
ˈrʌmbəʊ
sambo
ˈsæmbəʊ
Tambo
ˈtæmbəʊ
zambo
ˈzæmbəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRAMBO

cram
cram-full
crambe
cramboclink
crame
crammable
crammed
crammer
cramming
cramoisie
cramoisy
cramp
cramp ball
cramp iron
cramp someone´s style
crampbark
cramped
cramper
crampet
crampfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRAMBO

akimbo
arms akimbo
Bembo
bombo
Chrimbo
Crimbo
dimbo
himbo
Huambo
jambo
kimbo
miombo
mumbo jumbo
nelumbo
superjumbo
timbo
umbo

Synonyms and antonyms of crambo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crambo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRAMBO

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

Translator English - Chinese

crambo
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crambo
570 millions of speakers

English

crambo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crambo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

crambo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

crambo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Crambo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছড়াসন্ধানের খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

CRAMBO
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crambo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

CRAMBO
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

crambo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crambo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crambo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crambo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोंबडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

crambo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

CRAMBO
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

CRAMBO
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

crambo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Crambo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Crambo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crambo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

CRAMBO
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Crambo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crambo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMBO»

The term «crambo» is normally little used and occupies the 124.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRAMBO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crambo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crambo» 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 crambo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAMBO»

Discover the use of crambo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crambo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, ...
A Story founded on Fad. i /TR. Crambo, a wealthy citizen, refident \A. in London, but very far advanced in cars, being wedded to a young lady of a ompetent fortune, whose mistaken rebtions ad supposed that money was the all-requite to make ...
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Crambo Clink
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Hc Peach, 2010
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Thomas Middleton: The Collected Works
Then the world's upside down. george Um, um, hum. crambo That's the shop, and there's the fellow. poh Ay, but the master is walking in there. crambo No matter, we'll in. poh 'Sblood, dost long to lie in limbo? crambo An limbo be in hell, I care ...
Thomas Middleton, Gary Taylor, John Lavagnino, 2010
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50 Wonderful Word Games: Easy and Entertaining Activities ...
In fact, in 1660 Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary about playing Crambo on a horse-drawn coach ride. How-To's One player thinks of a secret word (let's say it is hand) and writes it down on a piece of paper. The player then thinks of a word that ...
Alan Trussell-Cullen, 1998
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Spectacles for Young Eyes: Berlin
“No: Crambo was disgusted with it; but he had another reason for wishing to be white, that ” you cannot guess. _ “ What was it?” asked the children. “He would not tell the little girl for a long time; but, at last, he said hesitatingly, it was not ...
Sarah West Lander, 1865
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PC Mag
THE ONE AND ONLY CRAMBO You've got a problem. Go to your THE 512K RAM CARD: favorite computer store. Ask to see their lt too, is only $189 with 64K of RAM Combo Cards. Then ask about their RAM installed. And when you need ...
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PC Mag
THE ONE AND ONLY CRAMBO You've got a problem. Go to your favorite computer store. Ask to see their Combo Cards. Then ask about their RAM Cards. See the problem? Just too many to pick from. How, ask to see the CRAMBO“.
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PC Mag
THE ONE AND ONLY CRAMBO You've got a problem. Go to your THE 512K RAM CARD: favorite computer store. Ask to see their lt too, is only $189 with 64R of RAM Combo Cards. Then ask about their RAM installed. And when you need ...
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: George a Greene
Crambo. We'll dry-beat some of them. Fustigo. Nay, it grew so high, that my sister cry'd murder out very manfully; l have her consent in a. manner to have him pepper'd, else I'll not do't to win - more than ten cheaters do at a rifling: break but his ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1825
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PC Mag
THE ONE AND ONLY CRAMBO You've got a problem. O0 to your favorite computer store. Ask to see their Combo Cards. Then ask about their RAM Cards. See the problem? Just too many to pick from. How, ask to see the CRAMBO“.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRAMBO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crambo is used in the context of the following news items.
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GOLF NEWS: It's 3-peat for Zefran, Dalessandro
Holes-in-one. Paul Crambo of Nicholson used a 7-iron to ace the fourth hole at Lakeland Golf Club. Witnessing the shot was Madeline Lupke. «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 15»
2
Absen LED Panels Dazzle the Iberian Peninsula with Crambo's 360 …
Iberian Peninsula – Currently underway throughout Spain and Portugal until October, the Crambo 360° Experience is intended to educate and ... «EtNow.com, Jun 15»
3
LOCAL TRACKS: Hamlin Speedway hosting two nights of racing this …
Nick Petrilak of Greenfield Twp. finished third, Throop's Jeff Crambo was seventh and Kevin Bates from Lake Ariel was 15th. Randy Fox of ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 15»
4
LOCAL TRACKS: Suprick gets back on track
Jeff Crambo of Throop placed eighth in the 30-lap Modified feature at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y., on June 6. Brian Puckett ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 15»
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LOCAL TRACKS: Penn Can Speedweek starts tonight
Jeff Crambo of Throop led the local Modified contingent at Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y., on May 30, placing third in the 30-lap ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jun 15»
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LOCAL TRACKS: Harnett wins Modified feature at Penn Can
New York driver Danny Creeden also won his second straight Modified 30-lap feature. Throop's Jeff Crambo was sixth and Brian Puckett of Old ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, May 15»
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LOCAL TRACKS: Top 10 finishes at Five Mile Point for Bates, Crambo
Bates finished fourth in the 30-lap Modified Spring Championship race, while Crambo wound up eighth. Danny Creeden from Wurtsboro, N.Y., ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, May 15»
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Crambo
12 for the wedding of Amanda Shingler, Meshoppen, and Jeffrey Crambo, Throop. The bride is the daughter of David and Carole Shingler, ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, May 15»
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LOCAL TRACKS: Fox, Strada enjoy winning weekend
Jeff Crambo from Throop was sixth. New Milford's Andy Brigham was the highest-finishing local driver in the 15-lap Lightning Cat Expert feature ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, May 15»
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Spiced couscous and chickpea patties with carrot salad
crambo replied at 09:03pm Sun 8th March, 2015. Agreed. My first batch of 4 patties totally fell apart. I remixed the other 4 with a second egg and they held ... «Taste.com.au, Jan 15»

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