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fad
[fad]
–noun
| a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group. |
Origin:
1825–35; n. use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles, back formation from obs. faddle to play with, fondle. See fiddle
1825–35; n. use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles, back formation from obs. faddle to play with, fondle. See fiddle

Related forms:
fadlike, adjective
Synonyms:
craze, vogue, rage.
craze, vogue, rage.
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| FAD abbr. flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| flavin adenine dinucleotide n. Abbr. FAD A coenzyme, C27H33N9O15P2, that is a derivative of riboflavin and functions in certain oxidation-reduction reactions in the body. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : fad
Spanish:
novedad, moda,
German:
der (letzte) Schrei in etwas,
Japanese:
一時的流行
fad
1834, "hobby, pet project;" 1881 as "fashion, craze," perhaps shortened from fiddle-faddle. Or perhaps from Fr. fadaise "trifle, nonsense," ult. from L. fatuus "stupid."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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FAD abbr.
flavin adenine dinucleotide
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FAD
["FAD, A Simple and Powerful Database Language", F. Bancilon et al, Proc 13th Intl Conf on VLDB, Brighton, England, Sep 1987].
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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FAD
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