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breede

breede is the archaic spelling of breed.

Meaning of breed

Noun

breed (plural breeds)

  1. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
    • a breed of tulip
  2. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
    • And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
      Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 12”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
  3. (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.
    • People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.

See all 18 meanings of breed

Forms of breede

Noun
pluralbreedes
Verb
third-person singular presentbreedes
present participlebreeding
past participlebreeded
pastbreeded
past participlebredde
pastbredde

Questions about breede

What is breede the archaic spelling of?
Breede is the archaic spelling of breed.

Words near breede in the dictionary

  1. breed up
  2. breedability
  3. breedable
  4. breedbate
  5. breedbates
  6. breede
  7. breeded
  8. Breeden
  9. Breedens
  10. breeder
  11. breeder reactor

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