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[uh–bed]/ əˈbɛd /
adverb
A.B.Ed.2American
abbreviation
- Bachelor of Arts in Education.
abedBritish
/ əˈbɛd /
adverb
- archaic in bed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
Origin of abed
Middle English word dating back to 1200–1300; a- 1, bed
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