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Mead

UK/miːd/ US/ˈmid/ uncommon us

noun

1.

United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

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2.

United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)

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Origin

From Middle English mede, from Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”). Cognate with Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) (whence English methyl), Lithuanian medùs, Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ, “honey”), Persian می (mey), Sanskrit मधु (mádhu), Welsh medd, Finnish mesi, Chinese 蜜 (mì).

Phrases

  • Belle Mead
  • black mead
  • East Mead
  • mead cup
  • mead hall
  • mead moon
  • red mead

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