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

brook

noun
 
/brʊk/
 
/brʊk/
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  1. a small river
    • We'll have to cross the brook to get to the road.
    • The road goes over a small brook.
    • The peace and quiet was disturbed only by a gently babbling brook.
    Extra Examples
    • The brook runs across the middle of the field.
    • an area of lovely lakes and babbling brooks
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word Originnoun Old English brōc, of unknown origin; related to Dutch broek and German Bruch ‘marsh’.
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