name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Gerard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: G EH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: JH IY1 IY1 D IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Initialism of general education degree/diploma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: education
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noun
Meaning 3
Initialism of General Educational Development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: education
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noun
Meaning 4
The pike or luce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Meaning 5
A greedy person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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History
Etymology
From Middle English gedde, from Old Norse gedda (“pike”), cognate with Icelandic gedda (“pike”), Danish gedde (“pike”).