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Jun 28th 2013, 23:10, by Lo Ximiendo

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Latest revision as of 23:10, 28 June 2013

Contents

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād ("broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious"), from Proto-Germanic *braidaz ("broad"), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Scots braid ("broad"), West Frisian breed ("broad"), Saterland Frisian breed ("broad"), Low German breed ("broad"), breet, Dutch breed ("broad"), German breit ("broad, wide"), Danish bred ("broad"), Swedish bred ("broad"), Icelandic breiður ("broad, wide").

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

broad (comparative broader, superlative broadest)

  1. (of a person or object) Wide in extent or scope.
  2. Having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad).
  3. (of an accent) Strongly regional.
  4. (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Antonyms[edit]

  • (Regarding occupied space,width of an object): thin, narrow
  • (Regarding body width): skinny
  • (Not palatalized): slender

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from broad (adjective)

Translations[edit]

having a specified width

strongly regional

Noun[edit]

broad (plural broads)

  1. (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
  2. (US) A woman or girl.
    Who was that broad I saw you with?
  3. (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
  4. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

colloquial term for a woman or girl

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Noun 1[edit]

broad m (plural broiz)

  1. person from a country

Noun 2[edit]

broad f (plural broadoù)

  1. nation

Derived terms[edit]
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