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a⋅bed

[uh-bed]
–adverb
1. in bed: to stay abed late on Sundays.
2. confined to bed.

Origin:
1200–1300; ME; see a- 1 , bed

A.B.Ed.

Bachelor of Arts in Education.
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a·bed   (ə-běd')   
adv.  In bed.
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Word Origin & History

abed 
O.E. on bedde "in bed," from a- (1) + bed.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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