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reard

UK/ˈɹɪːd/US/ˈɹɪ(ə)ɹd/

reard noun: a voice; a sound.

Noun

reard (plural reards)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A voice; a sound.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Fame, renown.

Forms of reard

pluralreards

Origin of reard

From Middle English rerde, rerd, from Old English reord (“voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (“voice, language, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech, song”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”).

Words that rhyme with reard

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Questions about reard

What does reard mean?
Reard means a voice; a sound.
What part of speech is reard?
Reard is a noun.
How do you pronounce reard?
Reard is pronounced /ˈɹɪːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of reard?
The plural of reard is reards.

Words near reard in the dictionary

  1. rearchitecture
  2. rearchive
  3. rearchived
  4. rearchives
  5. rearchiving
  6. reard
  7. Rearden
  8. Reardens
  9. Reardon
  10. Reardons
  11. reards

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