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/ rɛd /
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noun
adjective, red·der, red·dest.
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Red
[ red ]
/ rɛd /
noun
a male or female given name.
a nickname typically given to someone with red hair.
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-red
a native English suffix, denoting condition, formerly used in the formation of nouns: hatred; kindred.
Origin of -red
Middle English -rede,Old English -rǣden
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Derived forms of red
redly, adverbredness, nounWord Origin for red
Old English rēad; compare Old High German rōt, Gothic rauths, Latin ruber, Greek eruthros, Sanskrit rohita
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Red
/ (rɛd) informal /
adjective
Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
radical, leftist, or revolutionary
noun
a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
a radical, leftist, or revolutionary
Word Origin for Red
C19: from the colour chosen to symbolize revolutionary socialism
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