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deener

UK/ˈdiːnə/

deener noun: a shilling.

Noun

deener (plural deeners)

  1. (Australia, slang) A shilling.
    • ‘You're very fortunate.’ ‘I worked for it, every zac and deener.’1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 370

Forms of deener

pluraldeeners

Questions about deener

What does deener mean?
Deener means a shilling.
What part of speech is deener?
Deener is a noun.
How do you pronounce deener?
Deener is pronounced /ˈdiːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of deener?
The plural of deener is deeners.

Words near deener in the dictionary

  1. deen
  2. Deena
  3. deendothelialization
  4. deendothelialized
  5. Deene
  6. deener
  7. deenergise
  8. deenergised
  9. deenergises
  10. deenergising
  11. deenergization

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