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Ed
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of Education Department. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
"His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael."
- 1 edition countable, uncountable
- 2 Initialism of erectile dysfunction. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"“He’d brag about how he would crush ED medicine and chase it with an energy drink so he could go all night,” Mullin said."
- 3 Abbreviation of ending theme (end title sequence). abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
- 4 impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis wordnet
- 5 editor countable, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of emergency department. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 education (uncountable) countable, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of elimination diet. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of eating disorder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 1 Initialism of existence doubtful. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Etymology
Shortening.
Borrowed from Japanese ED(エンディング) (endingu), from English ending.
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