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mead

1 American  
[meed] / mid /

noun

  1. an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.

  2. any of various nonalcoholic beverages.

mead 2 American  
[meed] / mid /

noun

Archaic.

  1. meadow.

Mead 3 American  
[meed] / mid /

noun

  1. George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.

  2. Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.

  3. Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 miles (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).

Mead 1 British  
/ miːd /

noun

  1. a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

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Mead 2 British  
/ miːd /

noun

  1. Margaret. 1901–78, US anthropologist. Her works include Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) and Male and Female (1949)

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mead 3 British  
/ miːd /

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey, often with spices added

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mead 4 British  
/ miːd /

noun

  1. an archaic or poetic word for meadow

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Etymology

Origin of mead1

First recorded before 900; Middle English mede, Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee, German Met, Old Norse mjǫthr “mead”; akin to Greek méthy “wine,” Sanskrit madhu “honey”

Origin of mead2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English mede, Old English mǣd; meadow

Example Sentences

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In addition to apple orchards and vegetable farmers, shoppers can hit up vendors who specialize in mead, yak meat, empanadas, crêpes, Polish sausage and more.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

Ivo Midrla, running a stand selling mead and fried potato chips, said the two coronavirus years made a big dent in his business.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2022

The monster’s status as “outsider” is precisely what enables the Danes inside the mead hall their positive self-regard.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Then they'd give me this mead, I know now it was mead.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

But Ron, who did not appear to be listening to the toast, had already thrown the mead into his mouth and swallowed it.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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