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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛdəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛdoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(med′ō)

mead•ow /ˈmɛdoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Ecologya grassy, flat area.

mead•ow (med′ō),USA pronunciation n.

Agriculturea tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
Ecologya tract of grassland in an upland area near the timberline.

bef. 1000; Middle English medwe, Old English mǣdw-, oblique stem of mǣd mead²; akin to German Matte

mead′ow•less, adj.
mead′ow•y, adj.

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meadow /ˈmɛdəʊ/ n

an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals
a low-lying piece of grassland, often boggy and near a river

Etymology: Old English mædwe, from mǣd mead²; related to māwan to mow¹ˈmeadowy adj

'meadow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

buttercup - field - grass - lea - Mahy - mead - meadow grass - meadow saffron - prairie - pratincole - Runnymede - saffron - titlark - vetchling - water meadow - agaricus - autumn crocus - bawn - Beverly - bound - Canada lily - colchicum - deer grass - East Longmeadow - East Meadow - epitomize - fall - feed - hither - limonite - meadow beauty - meadow bird - meadow fescue - meadowland - meadowlark - meadow lily - meadow mouse - meadow mushroom - meadow parsnip - meadow rue - meadow salsify - meadowsweet - meadow vole - mushroom - patio - people - pickerel frog - pratincolous - take - tall meadow rue

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Synonyms: grassland, prairie, field, pasture, lea, more...

Collocations: a [sunny, grassy, damp] meadow, a [blooming, wet, colorful] meadow, a meadow in (full) bloom, more...

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a reach of meadow-lands
"a woman contemplating an endless meadow" and "god's Mind"
brow of the meadow
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In the meadow is flying high.
"in/on" the meadow
It was a February day <that><when> I got to know that meadow.
Like a flare over a foggy meadow
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salt meadow lamb
sunny meadow
the wicket which shut in my tiny garden from the meadow beyond it
to distinguish between cows <grazing> in a meadow

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