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- [med-oh]
- /ˈmɛd oʊ/
- /ˈmed.əʊ/
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- [med-oh]
- /ˈmɛd oʊ/
Definitions of meadow word
- noun meadow a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield. 1
- noun meadow a tract of grassland in an upland area near the timberline. 1
- noun meadow A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay. 1
- noun meadow field for grazing 1
- noun meadow natural 1
- countable noun meadow A meadow is a field which has grass and flowers growing in it. 0
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Origin of meadow
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English medwe, Old English mǣdw-, oblique stem of mǣd mead2; akin to German Matte
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Parts of speech for Meadow
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meadow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
meadow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meadow
noun meadow
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- rug — a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design. Compare carpet.
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