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- [sej]
- /sɛdʒ/
- /seʤ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sej]
- /sɛdʒ/
Definitions of sedge word
- noun sedge any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places. Compare sedge family. 1
- noun sedge any plant of the sedge family. 1
- noun sedge siege (def 5). 1
- noun sedge reed, marsh grass 1
- noun sedge group: of herons 1
- variable noun sedge Sedge is a plant that looks like grass and grows in wet ground. 0
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Origin of sedge
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English segge, Old English secg; akin to saw1; presumably so named from its sawlike edges
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Parts of speech for Sedge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sedge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sedge
noun sedge
- boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
- bracken — Bracken is a large plant with leaves that are divided into many thin sections. It grows on hills and in woods.
- brushwood — Brushwood consists of small pieces of wood that have broken off trees and bushes.
- chaparral — (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
- dingle — a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
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