gladstone bag
Glad·stone bag
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glad-stohn, -stuh n bag]
- /ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən bæg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [glad-stohn, -stuh n bag]
- /ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən bæg/
Definitions of gladstone bag words
- noun gladstone bag a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size. 1
- noun gladstone bag a piece of hand luggage consisting of two equal-sized hinged compartments 0
- noun gladstone bag (dated) An early hinged bag, a precursor of the modern briefcase. 0
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Origin of gladstone bag
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; after W.E. Gladstone
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Parts of speech for Gladstone bag
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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determiner
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gladstone bag popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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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