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meadow
What does meadow mean?
meadow (noun): a field or pasture.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use meadow in a sentence?
- The meadow was colorful. (Tatoeba sentence #9523038 by Taam, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce meadow?
/ˈmɛˌdoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does meadow come from?
From Middle English medowe, medewe, medwe (also mede > Modern English mead), from Old English mǣdwe, inflected form of mǣd (see mead).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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