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  mead

  noun

  an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
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  Mead

  noun

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

mead

¹ American  

[meed] / mid /

noun

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

2. any of various nonalcoholic beverages.

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mead ² American  

[meed] / mid /

noun

Archaic.

1. meadow.

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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).

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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; see meadow

Example Sentences

While on the trip with Mr. Mead, I realized that these U.S. negotiators would be wise to go to Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The river is a major water source for Southern California and much of the Southwest, but its largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are severely depleted and their levels continue to drop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Lakes Mead and Powell, the biggest reservoirs in the basin, have fallen about 75% from peak volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It is understood London City Lionesses and Manchester City are interested in signing Mead, who was named player of the tournament and winner of the Golden Boot as she helped England win Euro 2022.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Two days after McCandless set up camp beside Lake Mead, an unusually robust wall of thunderheads reared up in the afternoon sky, and it began to rain, very hard, over much of the Detrital Valley.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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