- pronunciation:
- uhm
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noun |
| definition: |
a device that protects you from the rain. It has cloth stretched over a wire frame that is held up by a long handle.
I carried my umbrella when I walked to work because it was supposed to rain.
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| derivation: |
umbrellalike (adj.) |
Umbrella comes from the Italian word
ombrello, which means "little sunshade."