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mead
1[ meed ]
/ mid /
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noun
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
any of various nonalcoholic beverages.
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Origin of mead
1before 900; Middle English mede,Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee,German Met,Old Norse mjǫthr mead, Sanskrit madhu honey, Greek méthy wine
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Mead
[ meed ]
/ mid /
noun
George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.
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).
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mead1
/ (miːd) /
noun
an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey, often with spices added
Word Origin for mead
Old English meodu; related to Old High German metu, Greek methu, Welsh medd
British Dictionary definitions for mead (2 of 4)
Word Origin for mead
Old English mǣd
British Dictionary definitions for mead (3 of 4)
Mead1
/ (miːd) /
noun
Lake Mead 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)
British Dictionary definitions for mead (4 of 4)
Mead2
/ (miːd) /
noun
Margaret. 1901–78, US anthropologist. Her works include Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) and Male and Female (1949)
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