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half eagle

half ea·gle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf ee-guh l]
    • /hæf, hɑf ˈi gəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
verb
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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