double-barreled

dou·ble-bar·reled

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhb-uh l-bar-uh ld]
- /ˈdʌb əl ˈber-əl, ˈba-rəl/
- /ˈdʌbl ˈbær.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhb-uh l-bar-uh ld]
- /ˈdʌb əl ˈber-əl, ˈba-rəl/

Definitions of double-barreled word

adjective double-barreled having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun. 1
adjective double-barreled serving a double purpose or having two parts or aspects: a double-barreled attack on corruption. 1
adjective double-barreled A double-barreled gun has two barrels. 0
adjective double-barreled Double-barreled is used to describe something such as a plan which has two main parts. 0
adjective double-barreled having two barrels, esp. side by side, as a kind of shotgun 0
adjective double-barreled having two purposes 0

See all 7 definitions of double-barreled

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Origin of double-barreled

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Double-barreled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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double-barreled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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