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- [reed]
- /rid/
- /riːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reed]
- /rid/
Definitions of reed word
- noun reed Sir Carol, 1906–76, British film director. 1
- noun reed Ishmael (Scott) born 1938, U.S. novelist and poet. 1
- noun reed John, 1887–1920, U.S. journalist and poet. 1
- noun reed Stanley Forman [fawr-muh n] /ˈfɔr mən/ (Show IPA), 1884–1980, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1938–57. 1
- noun reed Thomas Brackett, 1839–1902, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1889–91, 1895–99. 1
- noun reed Walter C. 1851–1902, U.S. army surgeon who proved that a type of mosquito transmits the yellow fever virus. 1
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Origin of reed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hrēod; cognate with German, Dutch riet
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Parts of speech for Reed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
reed usage trend in Literature
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