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spake

[speyk]

verb

Archaic.
  1. a simple past tense of speak.



spake

/ speɪk /

verb

  1. archaic,  a past tense of speak

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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To pair the thundering climax of “Thus Spake Zarathustra” with dancers spinning on their butts is Naharin’s kind of humor — like calling an hourlong work “Hora” and not including the Israeli folk dance by that name.

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Amanda Spake, 74, a journalist who wrote and edited stories on the environment, health, medicine, social policy and consumer affairs, died Jan. 23 at her home in Shady Side, Md. The cause was a heart ailment, said a friend, Lea Terhune.

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Ms. Spake was born in Anaheim, Calif., and had lived in the Washington area since 1970.

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Thus spake one of the world’s most powerful men this week, after he gained more power still.

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Fox sideline reporter Shannon Spake said Young addressed his teammates at halftime, and he returned to Washington’s sideline in the second half on crutches.

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