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- [red]
- /rɛd/
- /ˈred/
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- [red]
- /rɛd/
Definitions of redd word
- verb with object redd to put in order; tidy: to redd a room for company. 1
- verb with object redd to clear: to redd the way. 1
- noun redd the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon. 1
- verb redd to bring order to; tidy (up) 0
- noun redd the act or an instance of redding 0
- noun redd a hollow in sand or gravel on a river bed, scooped out as a spawning place by salmon, trout, or other fish 0
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Origin of redd
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; apparently conflation of 2 words: Middle English (Scots) reden to clear, clean up (a space, land), Old English gerǣdan to put in order (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German rêden, reiden; akin to ready); and Middle English (Scots) redden to rid, free, clear, Old English hreddan to save, deliver, rescue (cognate with Old Frisian hredda, German retten)
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Parts of speech for Redd
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redd popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".
redd usage trend in Literature
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