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- Bric-à-brac (French: [bʁi.ka.bʁak]) or bric-a-brac (from French), first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase dates from the 16th century meaning "at random, any old way".
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BRIC is a term describing the foreign investment strategies grouping acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The separate BRICS organisation would go on to become a political and economic organization largely based on such grouping.
BRICS is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa formed by the 2010 addition of South Africa to the predecessor BRIC. The original acronym "BRIC", or "the BRICs", was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill to describe fast-growing economies that he predicted would collectively dominate the global economy by 2050.
Feb 1, 2024 · In 2006, Brazil, Russia, India and China created the "Bric" group. South Africa joined in 2010, making it "Brics". The group was designed to bring together the world's most important developing ...
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Noun
bric-à-brac (usually uncountable, plural bric-à-bracs) 1. Alternative form of bric-a-brac 1.1. 1871–1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XLIII, in Middlemarch[…], volume III, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book V, page 13: 1.1.1. Yes: I think he is a good fellow: rather miscellaneous and bric-à-brac, but likable. 1.2. 1876, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter LXVII, in Daniel Deronda, volume IV, Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and S...
Etymology
Apparently from à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”); bricq and bracq are expressive onomatopoeias of obscure origin; possibly from Germanic. Compare bricolage. First attested in the c. 1500s.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bʁi.ka.bʁak/
Noun
bric-à-brac m (uncountable) 1. miscellaneous items, bric-a-brac 2. storeroom 2.1. Synonym: débarras
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French bric-à-brac.
Noun
bric-à-brac n (uncountable) 1. bric-a-bracshop
Translation for 'BRIC' in the free English-French dictionary and many other French translations.
Nov 13, 2019 · Presidents of the group of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are meeting in Brazil’s capital this Wednesday for their 11th annual summit.
