half eagle
half ea·gle
H h Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [haf, hahf ee-guh l]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈi gəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [haf, hahf ee-guh l]
- /hæf, hɑf ˈi gəl/
Definitions of half eagle words
- noun half eagle a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars. 1
- noun half eagle a former US gold coin worth five dollars 0
- noun half eagle a former gold coin of the U.S., worth $5.00 0
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Origin of half eagle
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1780-90
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Parts of speech for Half eagle
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
half eagle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% 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.
half eagle usage trend in Literature
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