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Princeton's WordNet

  1. double-barreled, double-barrelledadjective

    having two barrels mounted side by side

    "a double-barreled shotgun"

  2. double-barreled, double-barrelledadjective

    having two purposes; twofold

    "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers

Wiktionary

  1. double-barrelledadjective

    Having two separate parts often adjoined by a hyphen, eg. Wright-Phillips, Bowes-Lyon or Duncan Smith

ChatGPT

  1. double-barrelled

    Double-barrelled generally refers to something that has two parts, aspects, or components, or that makes use of two elements simultaneously. It originates from the term double-barrelled shotgun, where both barrels can be used for firing. The term can also refer to a surname that is made up of two hyphenated names.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of double-barrelled in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of double-barrelled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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