ged
1 Americannoun
plural
ged,plural
geds-
general educational development.
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general equivalency diploma.
Etymology
Origin of ged
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gedde, from Old Norse gedda “pike”
Example Sentences
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Hadn't they heard that the rug ged Baltimore defense, which held three teams scoreless in regular season play, made a specialty of manhandling up pity quarterbacks?
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This could be about as exciting as studying for your ged, but the results are actually kind of great.
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John Murray Cuddihy calls this jag ged meditation a "midrash."
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Wenders says he plans to return when Hammett is finished, and Herzog, that most rug ged of rugged individualists, will make German films wherever he is.
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Blisful man �e whilk oway ged noght in �e counsaile of wicked, and in �e way of synful stode noght, & in �e chaiere of pestilens he noght sate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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