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Ned

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[ ned ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Edward.


N.E.D.

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or NED

abbreviation for

  1. New English Dictionary.

ned

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a young working-class male who dresses in casual sports clothes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ned1

C20: a shortened form of Edward
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Example Sentences

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Honor shapes Ned's life, one that concludes with him confessing to a crime he didn’t commit before he’s beheaded for the enjoyment of snarling smallfolk he tried to protect.

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Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels before watching the “Game of Thrones” episode that sealed Ned’s fate.

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Comprehending the way Martin set up Ned on the page to be the triumphant hero, only to pull the rug out from under his readers, is one matter.

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As Ned Blackhawk wrote in “The Rediscovery of America,” his National Book Award–winning history, “The exclusion of Native Americans was codified in the Constitution, maintained throughout the antebellum era, and legislated into the twentieth century: far from being incidental, it enabled the development of the United States. U.S. history as we currently know it does not account for the centrality of Native Americans.”

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The force said 39-year-old Marcus Ned, from Sheffield, had since been charged in connection with the incidents and was due to appear at the city's magistrates' court on Monday.

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