name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
arbour
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CMU ARPABET: AA1 R B ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
UK standard spelling of arbor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a framework that supports climbing plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arbor, bower, pergola
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
Narrower terms: grape arbor, grape arbour
History
Etymology
* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.
From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).