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sped¹

  • /spɛd/

Rhymes with -ɛd

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of speed

    Similar: speeded

sped²

  • /spɛd/

Rhymes with -ɛd

Where it comes from

From SPED.

noun speds

  1. derogatory, offensive, slang A special education student.

SPED³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of special education
  2. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of Scheme for the Purchase of Evacuated Dwellings

SpEd⁴

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of SPED (“special education”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: raced, dashed, sent, whipped, accelerated, expedited, rushed, shipped, hurried, mailed, tore, cannonballed, dispatched, fastest, hastened, hied

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@misc{sped_2026,
  title = {sped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}