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- [hej]
- /hɛdʒ/
- /ən.ˈhedʒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hej]
- /hɛdʒ/
Definitions of unhedged word
- noun unhedged a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 1
- noun unhedged any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 1
- noun unhedged an act or means of preventing complete loss of a bet, an argument, an investment, or the like, with a partially counterbalancing or qualifying one. 1
- verb with object unhedged to enclose with or separate by a hedge: to hedge a garden. 1
- verb with object unhedged to surround and confine as if with a hedge; restrict (often followed by in, about, etc.): He felt hedged in by the rules of language. 1
- verb with object unhedged to protect with qualifications that allow for unstated contingencies or for withdrawal from commitment: He hedged his program against attack and then presented it to the board. 1
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Origin of unhedged
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English hegge; cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke hedge, Old Norse heggr bird cherry
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Parts of speech for Unhedged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unhedged 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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