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double eagle

dou·ble ea·gle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l ee-guh l]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈi gəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l ee-guh l]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈi gəl/

Definitions of double eagle words

  • noun double eagle a gold coin of the U.S., issued from 1849 to 1933, equal to 2 eagles or 20 dollars. 1
  • noun double eagle Golf. a score of three strokes under par on a hole. 1
  • noun double eagle golf 1
  • noun double eagle a former US gold coin, having a nominal value of 20 dollars 0
  • noun double eagle a former U.S. gold coin equal to $20 0
  • noun double eagle (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $20.00 formerly used in the United States, the double of the U.S. eagle coin. 0

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Origin of double eagle

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Double eagle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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double eagle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

double eagle usage trend in Literature

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