broad

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From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious), from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (broad), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)prei- (to strew, spread, sprinkle). Cognate with Scots braid (broad), West Frisian breed (broad), Eastern Frisian bred (broad), Dutch breed (broad), German breit (broad, wide), Swedish bred (broad), Icelandic breiður (broad, wide).

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broad (comparative broader, superlative broadest)

  1. (of a person or object) Wide in extent or scope.
  2. Having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad).
  3. (of an accent) Strongly regional.
  4. (Irish language) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

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(Regarding occupied space,width of an object)

(Regarding body width)

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broad (plural broads)

  1. (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
  2. (US) A woman or girl.
    Who was that broad I saw you with?
  3. (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
  4. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

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broad m. (plural broiz)

  1. person from a country

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broad f. (plural broadoù)

  1. nation

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