Sted

adv, noun, verb, slang

adv, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of stead. alt-of, obsolete

    "1500, Le Bone Florence of Rome They dud wyth hym as wyth þe dedd; They beryed hym in a ryall stedd."

  2. 2
    Acronym of stimulated emission depletion microscope. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ST form-of, participle, past
Adverb
  1. 1
    short for instead of abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable, slang

    "(This version CORRECTS Corrects title of movie to ‘Echoes of the Rainbow’ sted ‘Echoes of a Rainbow.’)"

Example

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"1500, Le Bone Florence of Rome They dud wyth hym as wyth þe dedd; They beryed hym in a ryall stedd."

Etymology

From Middle English sted, from Old English stede (“place, spot, locality”).

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