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EGER

Definitions: EGER

EGER

Adjective

1. Alt. of Egre

Noun

1. An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "EGER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

Modern Usage: EGER

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Eger (1956)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: EGER

DomainTitle

Books

  • Advances in Steroid Analysis (Proceedings of the Symposium, Eger, Hungary, 20-22, May, 1981) (reference)

  • CON '96 : future information technologies : 11th Austrian-Hungarian Informatics Conference proceedings, Eger, Hungary, 4-6 November, 1996 (reference)

  • Eger und das Egerland : Volkskunst und Brauchtum (reference)

  • Egerländer biografisches Lexikon : mit ausgewählten Personen aus dem ehemaligen Reg.-Bez. Eger (reference)

  • Frontiers in Nonperturbative Field Theory: Proceedings of the Workshop and Conference, Eger, Hungary 18-23 August 1988 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: EGER

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Hungary

This is expected to occur primarily in cities where tourism background and attractions already exist (e.g. Eger, Pecs, Sopron, Debrecen, and Szekesfehervar). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: EGER

"EGER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 60.00% of the time. "EGER" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)60%3202,518
Adjective (comparative)40%2245,945
                    Total100.00%5N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: EGER

The following table summarizes the usage of "EGER" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
EgerLast name1,00015,855
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: EGER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

eger

63

eger hotel

21

eger hungary

11

eger river

7

bed eger

3

eger subaru

2

eger elbe tributary

2

eger rob

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: EGER

Language Translations for "eger"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

egeray.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: EGER

Derivations

Words beginning with "EGER": egers. (additional references)

Words ending with "EGER": alleger, besieger, colleger, integer, jaeger, leger, reneger. (additional references)

Words containing "EGER": allegers, besiegers, collegers, degerm, degermed, degerming, degerms, integers, jaegers, legerdemain, legerdemains, legerities, legerity, legers, renegers, vicegerencies, vicegerency, vicegerent, vicegerents. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "EGER"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "EGER" (pronounced ē"ger)
3ē" g erbeleaguer, eager, leaguer, meager.
2-g eragar, anger, Armiger, auger, augur, beggar, bigger, bootlegger, Bragger, bugger, Bulger, burger, burgher, carpetbagger, cataloger, cheeseburger, cougar, dagger, digger, Egger, enlarger, finger, fishmonger, forefinger, gager, gangbanger, hamburger, hugger, hunger, Jaeger, Jager, Jagger, jogger, lager, linger, logger, longer, luger, Mauger, monger, mugger, nigger, ogre, outrigger, overeager, rigor, Sager, sandbagger, Slugger, stagger, sugar, swager, swagger, tiger, trigger, vaguer, vigor, vinegar, vulgar, warmonger, younger.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: EGER

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: gree.

Words within the letters "e-e-g-r"

-1 letter: ere, erg, gee, ree, reg.

-2 letters: er, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-g-r"
 

+1 letter: agree, eager, eagre, edger, egers, egger, egret, genre, grebe, greed, greek, green, grees, greet, leger, merge, ragee, reges, repeg, serge, verge.

 

+2 letters: agreed, agrees, barege, bargee, burgee, degerm, degree, dragee, dredge, eagers, eagres, edgers, edgier, eggers, egress, egrets, emerge, emigre, energy, enrage, ergate, galere, geared, geezer, gelder, gender, genera, genres, gerent, germen, getter, geyser, grease, greave, grebes, greeds, greedy, greens, greeny, greets, greige, greyed, greyer, grieve, gyrene, hedger, jaeger, kegler, ledger, legers, meager, meagre, merged, merger, merges, pugree, ragees, raggee, redleg, refuge, regale, regave, regear, regent, reggae, regime, regive, reglet, reglue, regret, regrew, renege, repegs, serges, verged, verger, verges.

 

+3 letters: acreage, aerogel, alleger, angered, auberge, avenger, average, bareges, bargees, begrime, bergere, brewage, burgees, cortege, degerms, degrade, degreed, degrees, demerge, derange, deterge, diverge, dragees, dredged, dredger, dredges, dreeing, eagerer, eagerly, emerged, emerges, emigres, energid, engager, engorge, engrave, enlarge, enraged, enrages, epergne, erelong, ergates, etagere, exergue, feigner, foreleg, freeing, frogeye, galeres, geekier, geezers, gelders, gemmier, genders, general, generic, gentler, gerbera, gerents, gerenuk, germane, germens, germier, gesture, getters, geysers, gleamer, gleaner, gomerel, grandee, grantee, greased, greaser, greases, greaten, greater, greaved, greaves, grecize, greeing, greened, greener, greenie, greenly, greenth, greeted, greeter, greiges, greisen, gremmie, grenade, greyest, greyhen, grieved, griever, grieves, grueled, grueler, gruyere, guesser, gumtree, gyrenes, hedgers, hedgier, herbage, iceberg, immerge, integer, jaegers, jeering, kegeler, keglers, kerogen, lagered, leaguer, ledgers, ledgier, leering, leggier, mergers, negater, overage, peerage, peering, perigee, pledger, preaged, preeing, pregame, prepreg, presage, protege, pugaree, puggree, pugrees, raggees, ragweed, reagent, reargue, rebegan, rebegin, rebegun, redlegs, reeding, reefing, reeking, reeling, reeving, reforge, refuged, refugee, refuges, regaled, regaler, regales, regauge, regears, regency, regents, reggaes, regimen, regimes, reginae, regiven, regives, reglaze, reglets, reglued, reglues, regorge, regrade, regrate, regreen, regreet, regress, regrets, rehinge, reigned, reimage, rejudge, remerge, remiges, reneged, reneger, reneges, restage, resurge, revenge, reweigh, sedgier, serfage, skreegh, tergite, treeing, uneager, veering, veliger, vergers, wagered, wagerer, wedgier, weigher, wergeld, wergelt.

 

+4 letters: absterge, acreages, aerogels, aggrieve, agreeing, aigrette, algerine, allegers, allergen, amperage, anergies, asperges, auberges, avengers, averaged, averages, badgered, bargemen, befinger, befringe, begetter, beggared, beginner, begirded, begirdle, begrimed, begrimes, begrudge, beguiler, bergeres, beringed, berouged, besieger, beverage, brakeage, breakage, breeding, breezing, bregmate, brewages, budgeter, buggered, carageen, cheering, clergies, colleger, congener, converge, corteges, coverage, creeling, creepage, creeping, cudgeler, daggered, dangered, debugger, defogger, degasser, degermed, degraded, degrader, degrades, degrease, demerged, demerger, demerges, demiurge, deranged, deranges, deringer, derogate, designer, deterged, deterger, deterges, digester, disagree, diverged, diverges, dogeared, doggerel, dredgers, dreggier, dressage, dungaree, eagerest, eelgrass, eglatere, egressed, egresses, eloigner, emergent, emerging, emigrate, endanger, energids, energies, energise, energize, engagers, engender, engineer, enginery, engirded, engirdle, engorged, engorges, engramme, engraved, engraver, engraves, enlarged, enlarger, enlarges, entering, epergnes, erecting, ergative, erigeron, eringoes, erogenic, eryngoes, estrange, estrogen, etageres, everting, exergual, exergues, exerting, exoergic, expunger, feigners, ferriage, fevering, fidgeter, figeater, filagree, filigree, fingered, fingerer, fledgier, fleering, foregoer, foregoes, foregone, forelegs, freezing, frogeyed, frogeyes, gadarene, gamester, gandered, gangrene, gardened, gardener, garnered, gartered, gaselier, gathered, gatherer, gearcase, gearless, gendarme, gendered, generals, generate, generics, generous, geniture, gentrice, gentries, geologer, geometer, geometry, geoprobe, gerberas, gerbille, gerenuks, germfree, germiest, gesneria, gestured, gesturer, gestures, gettered, gheraoed, gheraoes, gibbered, gingered, gleamers, gleamier, gleaners, gleetier, glowered, goffered, goldener, gomerels, gorgeted, gospeler, governed, graecize, grandees, grantees, grapheme, gratinee, graveled, greasers, greasier, greatens, greatest, grecized, grecizes, greedier, greedily, greegree, greenbug, greenery, greenest, greenfly, greenier, greenies, greening, greenish, greenlet, greenths, greenway, greeters, greeting, greisens, gremmies, grenades, grewsome, greyhens, greyness, grievers, grisette, groveled, groveler, gruelers, gruelled, grueller, gruesome, gruyeres, guernsey, guessers, gumtrees, guttered, hardedge, headgear, hedgerow, herbages, heritage, hungered, icebergs, immerged, immerges, integers, interage, jaggeder, jiggered, kedgeree, kegelers, kerogens, laagered, largesse, layerage, leaguers, legendry, legerity, leggiero, leverage, levering, levogyre, lingered, lingerer, lingerie, meagerly, meagrely, merengue, mergence, meringue, meterage, metering, mongered, negaters, nongreen, ogresses, overaged, overages, overgrew, overurge, pargeted, pedigree, peerages, peregrin, perigeal, perigean, perigees, petering, pledgeor, pledgers, preening, preggers, prejudge, prelegal, prepregs, presaged, presager, presages, prestige, protegee, proteges, pugarees, puggaree, puggrees, pureeing, queering, raggeder, ragweeds, razeeing, reagents, reargued, reargues, rebegins, receding, rechange, recharge, redamage, redargue, redesign, redigest, redyeing, reedings, reedling, reemerge, reengage, reesting, refigure, reforged, reforges, refugees, regained, regainer, regalers, regarded, regather, regauged, regauges, regeared, regelate, regental, regicide, regilded, regimens, regiment, register, reglazed, reglazes, reglowed, regorged, regorges, regraded, regrades, regrated, regrates, regreens, regreets, regroove, regulate, reguline, rehanged, rehinged, rehinges, reignite, reimaged, reimages, rejigger, rejudged, rejudges, rejuggle, rekeying, relegate, remerged, remerges, renegade, renegado, renegers, reneging, renewing, renigged, repegged, repledge, replunge, repugned, rerigged, reseeing, resewing, resigned, resigner, restaged, restages, resurged, resurges, retagged, retarget, reveling, revenged, revenger, revenges, revering, reweighs, roentgen, ruggeder, saggered, sangaree, seigneur, serfages, sergeant, severing, sewerage, sewering, shagreen, sheering, skreeghs, sleigher, sneering, speering, steerage, steering, subgenre, submerge, superego, svedberg, targeted, teenager, telegram, tergites, tigereye, together, underage, ungreedy, veligers, verbiage, vergence, wagerers, waterage, weighers, weighter, weregild, wergelds, wergelts, wreckage.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EGER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 47 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01000111 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#71 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0047 0045 0052

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39413952

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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