gladstone

Glad·stone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glad-stohn, -stuh n]
- /ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glad-stohn, -stuh n]
- /ˈglædˌstoʊn, -stən/

Definitions of gladstone word

noun gladstone William Ewart [yoo-ert] /ˈyu ərt/ (Show IPA), 1809–98, British statesman: prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894. 1
noun gladstone a city in NW Missouri. 1
noun gladstone William Ewart. 1809–98, British statesman. He became leader of the Liberal Party in 1867 and was four times prime minister (1868–74; 1880–85; 1886; 1892–94). In his first ministry he disestablished the Irish Church (1869) and introduced educational reform (1870) and the secret ballot (1872). He succeeded in carrying the Reform Act of 1884 but failed to gain support for a Home Rule Bill for Ireland, to which he devoted much of the latter part of his career 0
noun gladstone a light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle 0
noun gladstone a traveling bag hinged so that it can open flat into two compartments of equal size 0
noun gladstone ˈWilliam Ewart (ˈjuərt ) ; yo̅oˈərt) 1809-98; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1868-74; 1880-85; 1886; 1892-94) 0

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Origin of gladstone

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; after W.E. Gladstone

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Parts of speech for Gladstone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gladstone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".

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Synonyms for gladstone

noun gladstone

bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
valise — a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
luggage — suitcases, trunks, etc.; baggage.

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