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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of general education degree/diploma. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   The pike or luce. UK, dialectal
3. 3
   Initialism of General Educational Development. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

   "He’d had the thought of getting his GED in the back of his mind for a while."

4. 4
   A greedy person Scotland

   "He's a perfect ged for silver."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the male given name Gerard.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pike

Example

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"He’d had the thought of getting his GED in the back of his mind for a while."

Etymology

From Middle English gedde, from Old Norse gedda (“pike”), cognate with Icelandic gedda (“pike”), Danish gedde (“pike”).

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