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MEAD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made of fermented honey and water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mead" is a kind of...):

brew; brewage (drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling)

Meronyms (substance of "mead"):

honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)

hydromel (honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mead"):

metheglin (spiced or medicated mead)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)

Synonyms:

George Herbert Mead; Mead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Margaret Mead; Mead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)

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