old glory

old glo·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ohld glawr-ee, glohr-ee]
- /oʊld ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i/
- /əʊld ˈɡlɔː.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld glawr-ee, glohr-ee]
- /oʊld ˈglɔr i, ˈgloʊr i/

Definitions of old glory words

noun old glory the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states. 1
noun old glory USA national flag 1
uncountable noun old glory People sometimes refer to the flag of the United States as Old Glory. 0
noun old glory a nickname for the flag of the United States of America 0
noun old glory the flag of the United States 0

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old glory 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 74% 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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