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- [ed-ger]
- /ˈɛd gər/
- /ˈedgər/
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- [ed-ger]
- /ˈɛd gər/
Definitions of edgar word
- noun edgar a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”. 1
- noun edgar 944–975 ad, king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975) 0
- noun edgar ?1074–1107, king of Scotland (1097–1107), fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne 0
- noun edgar David. born 1948, British dramatist, noted for political plays such as Destiny (1976), Maydays (1983), and Albert Speer (1999): he adapted (1980) Nicholas Nickleby and (1991) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the RSC 0
- noun edgar a masculine name: dim. Ed, Ned 0
- noun edgar any of the statuettes awarded annually in the U.S. for the best mystery novel, short story, etc. 0
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Origin of edgar
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; named after Edgar Allan Poe
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Parts of speech for Edgar
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conjunction
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edgar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
edgar usage trend in Literature
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