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Question 1 of 10

seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Origin of ped

By shortening

Definition for ped (2 of 7)

PED

performance-enhancing drug.

Definition for ped (3 of 7)

ped-¹

variant of pedo-¹ before a vowel: pedagogic.

Also especially British, paed- .

Definition for ped (4 of 7)

ped-²

variant of pedi- before a vowel.

Definition for ped (5 of 7)

ped-³

variant of pedo-² before a vowel: pedalfer.

Definition for ped (6 of 7)

-ped

a combining form with the meaning “having a foot” of the kind specified by the initial element: pinnatiped.

Also -pede.

Compare -pod.

Origin of -ped

<Latin -ped-, stem of -pēs -footed, adj. derivative of pēsfoot

Definition for ped (7 of 7)

ped.

abbreviation

pedal.

pedestal.

British Dictionary definitions for ped (1 of 2)

ped-

combining form

a variant (esp US) of paedo-

British Dictionary definitions for ped (2 of 2)

-ped

-pede

n combining form

foot or feetquadruped; centipede

Word Origin for -ped

from Latin pēs, ped- foot

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