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double-header

dou·ble-head·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duhb-uh l hed-er]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈhɛd ər/
    • /ˈdʌbl ˈhed.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l hed-er]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈhɛd ər/

Definitions of double-header word

  • noun double-header Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession. 1
  • noun double-header two performances or two events occurring one after the other or within a short time of each other. 1
  • noun double-header a railroad train pulled by two locomotives. 1
  • countable noun double-header A double-header is a sporting contest between two teams that involves two separate games being played, often on the same day. 0
  • noun double-header a train drawn by two locomotives coupled together to provide extra power 0
  • noun double-header two games played consecutively by the same teams or by two different teams 0
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Origin of double-header

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; double + head + -er1

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Parts of speech for Double-header

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Double-header

double-header popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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