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Brigadoon

noun Brig·a·doon \ˌbri-gə-ˈdün\

Definition of BRIGADOON

:  a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality
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Origin of BRIGADOON

from Brigadoon, village in the musical Brigadoon (1947) by A. J. Lerner and F. Loewe
First Known Use: 1968

Rhymes with BRIGADOON

afternoon, apolune, barracoon, call the tune, Cameroon, dessertspoon, greasy spoon, harvest moon, honeymoon, importune, macaroon, octoroon, opportune, pantaloon, perilune, picaroon, picayune, rigadoon, saskatoon, Saskatoon, silver spoon, tablespoon

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