umbrella

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
  2. noun a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
  3. noun having the function of uniting a group of similar things

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

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