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- [meed]
- /mid/
- /miːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meed]
- /mid/
Definitions of mead word
- noun mead George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author. 1
- noun mead Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist. 1
- noun mead Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 miles (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). 1
- noun mead An alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water. 1
- noun mead alcoholic honey wine 1
- uncountable noun mead In former times, mead was an alcoholic drink made of honey, spices, and water. 0
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Origin of mead
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mede, Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee, German Met, Old Norse mjǫthr mead, Sanskrit madhu honey, Greek méthy wine
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Parts of speech for Mead
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mead popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mead
noun mead
- meadow — a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- territory — any tract of land; region or district.
- terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
Antonyms for mead
noun mead
- sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
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