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bream

The correct spelling is bream.

How to pronounce bream

/bɹiːm/
noun

IPA: /bɹiːm/

Say it like: Bree-m

The correct spelling is bream. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
  2. 2.A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
  3. 3.An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
  4. 4.A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.

verb

  1. 1.To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.

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