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mead

/ˈmid/MEED
/ˈmid/MEED

Meaningmead

Common meaning: an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmedu‘mead’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmede‘mead’source
  3. Englishmead‘an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English medu ‘mead’.

Roots

  • medu Old English “mead”

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