Brigadoon

noun

Brig·​a·​doon ˌbri-gə-ˈdün How to pronounce Brigadoon (audio)
: a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality

Examples of Brigadoon in a Sentence

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On Brigadoon Way, San Jose, in March 2024, a 1,000-square-foot home was sold for $1,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,100. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024 Would Brigadoon seem as special, if the whole world turned out for its sporadic occurences? Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024 The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 May 2024 Bourne would often play records from My Fair Lady, South Pacific, and Brigadoon at home. Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024 So did King George IV, Idi Amin, the good people of Brigadoon, and Rosemary, mother of that famous demon baby. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 Nov. 2023 During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,300-square-foot home on Brigadoon Way in Strongsville that sold for $310,000. cleveland, 22 Aug. 2023 Like the mythical Scottish town of Brigadoon, Central Mine Methodist Church has been resurrected just one day a year ever since. John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023 The tornado then crossed an inlet, uprooted several more trees along Beechwood Road and tracked into the Brigadoon neighborhood. Leigh Morgan, al, 11 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

from Brigadoon, village in the musical Brigadoon (1947) by A. J. Lerner and F. Loewe

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Brigadoon was in 1968

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“Brigadoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brigadoon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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