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mead lake

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Mead

[meed]
–noun
1. George Herbert, 1863–1931, U.S. philosopher and author.
2. Margaret, 1901–78, U.S. anthropologist.
3. Lake, a lake in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed 1936 by Hoover Dam. 115 mi. (185 km) long; 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).
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mead  (2)
"meadow," O.E. mæd "meadow," from P.Gmc. *mædwon (cf. Du. made, Ger. Matte "meadow," O.E. mæþ "harvest, crop"), from PIE *metwa-, from base *me- "mow" (see mow).
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