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Definition of bream noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bream

noun

/briːm/

/briːm/

(plural bream)

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a freshwater or sea fish that is used for foodTopics Fish and shellfishc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; related to German Brachsen, Brassen.

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