black gold

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak gohld]
- /blæk goʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak gohld]
- /blæk goʊld/

Definitions of black gold words

noun black gold petroleum 3
noun black gold petroleum. 1
noun black gold (Informal) IDI petroleum. 0

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Origin of black gold

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Black gold

noun

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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black gold 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 59% 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.

black gold usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for black gold

noun black gold

oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
petrol — British. gasoline.

All 2 Synonyms of black gold