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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mead1 /mid/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Winean alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mead1 (mēd),USA pronunciation n. - Winean alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- any of various nonalcoholic beverages.
- bef. 900; Middle English mede, Old English medu, meodu; cognate with Dutch mee, German Met, Old Norse mjǫthr mead, Sanskrit madhu honey, Greek méthy wine
mead2 (mēd),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]- meadow.
- Middle English mede, Old English mǣd. See meadow bef. 1000
Mead (mēd),USA pronunciation n. - BiographicalGeorge Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
- BiographicalMargaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.
- Place NamesLake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 mi. (185 km) long;
227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mead /miːd/ n - an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey, often with spices added
Etymology: Old English meodu; related to Old High German metu, Greek methu, Welsh medd mead /miːd/ n - an archaic or poetic word for meadow
Etymology: Old English mǣd Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mead /miːd/ n - Lake Mead ⇒ a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
Mead /miːd/ n - Margaret. 1901–78, US anthropologist. Her works include Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) and Male and Female (1949)
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