Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: sted
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of stead.

Obsolete

adv

short for instead of

Slang

noun

Acronym of stimulated emission depletion microscope.

verb

simple past and past participle of ST

Example Sentences

"1500, Le Bone Florence of Rome They dud wyth hym as wyth þe dedd; They beryed hym in a ryall stedd."
"And false Duessa in her sted had borne"
"But in the gloomy court was rais'd a bed, / Stuff'd with black plumes, and on an ebon sted"
"(This version CORRECTS Corrects title of movie to ‘Echoes of the Rainbow’ sted ‘Echoes of a Rainbow.’)"
"Eds: CORRECTS name of city to 'Pass Christian' sted 'Port'. Moving on general news and financial services. AP Video."

Etymology

From Middle English sted, from Old English stede (“place, spot, locality”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sted, stede

Usage

Inflected Forms

steds (plural) stedd (alternative)

Questions

What does sted mean?: Obsolete form of stead.
Where does sted come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sted

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