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单词 ged
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gedn.1

Brit. /ɡɛd/, U.S. /ɡɛd/, Scottish English /ɡɛd/
Forms: Middle English gedde, Middle English, 1500s gedd, 1600s gid, 1700s gidd, 1600s–1800s ged.
Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse gedda.
Etymology: < Old Norse gedda (= Old Swedish gedde , giedda , Swedish gädda , Danish gjedde ), apparently < Old Norse gadd-r spike, gad n.1 (With respect to the etymological signification of the name, compare pike n.3)
northern and Scottish.
The fish Esox lucius; the pike or luce.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Esocidae (pikes) > [noun] > esox lucius (true pike)
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1324–5 Durham MS. Cell. Roll In j Gedde et lx Lamprouns.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 576 And with his handys quhile he wrocht Gynnys to tak geddis & salmonys.
1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxx. 90 Thay beand beistis that hes bene men befoir, Compairit with Gedds that dois thair fry deuoir.
1680 G. Mackenzie Sci. Herauldry 61 Ged of that ilk. Azur, 3. Geds or Pyks hauriant argent.
1775 L. Shaw Hist. Moray 78 It [the river Lossie] abounds with Pykes or Gidds.
1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 150 Eels weel kend for souple tail, And Geds for greed.
1840 W. Hay in D. H. Edwards Mod. Sc. Poets Ser. xv. 131 Bullsegs will wave their nigger pows and geds will bite again.
1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. 16 He is now eating like any ged.
1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Ged, the pike fish.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Gedn.2

Etymology: Minced pronunciation of god n. and int. in oaths; compare Gad n.2
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1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse iii. 48 O Ged—the Devil's in you.
1753 Scots Mag. Oct. 491/1 I now advanced to By Jove, 'fore ged, Geds curse it, and Demme.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

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GED n. North American general equivalency degree (or diploma), an academic qualification certifying that the holder has academic skills and knowledge equivalent to those of a high school education.
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1969 N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 Nov. 13/5 They spent the other half of the day in education classes in preparation for the General Equivalency Diploma Exam (GED).
1991 New Yorker 2 Dec. 67/1 I saw this promo about getting a GED through TV, and there was a phone number to call.
2012 Time Out N.Y. 8 Mar. 88/1 I'm from Africa—West Guinea. I want to see if I can get my GED and go to college.
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GED n. North American general educational development, a system of standardized examinations which entitle those who pass them to receive a credential considered as equivalent to completion of high school.A proprietary name in the United States.This and GED n. (= general equivalency degree) are often not clearly distinguished in general usage.
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1945 Bull. National Assoc. Secondary-school Principals Dec. 88 (heading) Using the G.E.D. and other tests.
1997 Industr. & Labor Relations Rev. 51 111/2 The group with the greatest need to signal ability to do college work by passing the GED battery of exams.
2016 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 14 June a 3 We're just beginning to turn the curve now in instructors beginning to understand the new GED exam, and young people beginning to understand the new GED.
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