leaded

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leaded¹

  • /ˈlɛdɪd/ Canada, US
  • /ˈledəd/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɛdɪd

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Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom

Gaulish *loudonbor.?

Proto-West Germanic *laud

Old English lēad

Middle English led

English lead

English -ed

English leaded

From lead + -ed.

adjective more leaded · most leaded

  1. Held in place by strips of lead.
  2. Containing or treated with the element lead.
  3. Containing tetraethyllead. Leaded gasoline is hard to find in some areas now.
  4. informal caffeinated.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of lead (to add lead to)lead

leaded²

  • /ˈliːdɪd/

Where it comes from

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Middle English leden

English lead

English -ed

English leaded

From lead + -ed.

verb

  1. nonstandard, participle, past simple past and past participle of lead (to guide, plus similar meanings)lead

adjective

  1. Having a lead, or leads

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