Definitions for abedəˈbɛd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•bedəˈbɛd(adv.)

  1. in bed.

Origin of abed:

1200–1300

Princeton's WordNet

  1. abed(adverb)

    in bed

Wiktionary

  1. abed(Adverb)

    In bed, or on the bed.

  2. abed(Adverb)

    To childbed

  3. Origin: * From abedde, from on bedde.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abed(adverb)

    in bed, or on the bed

  2. Abed(adverb)

    to childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child)


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