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meadow

mead·ow
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [med-oh]
    • /ˈmɛd oʊ/
    • /ˈmed.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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Synonyms 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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