Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duke blue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: duke blue
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shade of dark blue associated with Duke University. Since 2009, this shade is also called Duke Navy Blue, and a lighter shade, Duke Royal Blue, is associated with Duke University's athletics programs.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of this dark blue shade.

Example Sentences

"David wore blue jeans and a Duke blue shirt with collar buttons. He had an arm draped around Roberta's shoulders as we talked."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Duke blues (plural)

Questions

What does duke blue mean?: A shade of dark blue associated with Duke University. Since 2009, this shade is also called Duke Navy Blue, and a lighter shade, Duke Royal Blue, is associated with Duke University's athletics programs.

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