Mead (redirected from Mjød)

Mead  (md), George Herbert 1863-1931.

American philosopher and social theorist and reformer. He was a leader of the American pragmatists and contributed greatly to the development of social psychology.

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Mead, Lake

A reservoir of southeast Nevada and northwest Arizona formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. It is the center of a large recreational area.

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Mead, Margaret 1901-1978.

American anthropologist noted for her landmark studies of adolescence and sexual behavior in traditional cultures. Her books include Coming of Age in Samoa (1928).

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mead ¹  (md)

n.

An alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water.

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[Middle English, from Old English meodu; see medhu- in Indo-European roots.]

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mead ²  (md)

n. Archaic

A meadow.

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[Middle English mede, from Old English md; see m-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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Mead [miːd]

n

(Placename) Lake. 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)

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mead¹

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey, often with spices added

[Old English meodu; related to Old High German metu, Greek methu, Welsh medd]

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mead²

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an archaic or poetic word for meadow

[Old English m_d]

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Mead²

n

(Biographies / Mead, Margaret (1901-1978) F, US, SOCIAL SCIENCE: anthropologist) Margaret. 1901-78, US anthropologist. Her works include

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mead - United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) Margaret Mead
	2.	Mead - United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) George Herbert Mead
	3.	mead - made of fermented honey and water     honey - a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees brew, brewage - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling metheglin - spiced or medicated mead hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented

Translations

mead [miːd] N → aguamiel f, hidromiel m

mead [ˈmiːd] n → hydromel m

mead¹

n (= drink) → Met m

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mead²

n (old, poet) → Aue f

mead¹ [miːd] n → idromele m

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mead² [miːd] n (liter) (meadow) → prato