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broad / brôd/ • adj. 1. having an ample distance from side to side; wide: a broad staircase. ∎ (after a measurement) giving the distance from side to side: the valley is three miles long and half a mile broad. ∎ large in area; spacious: a broad expanse of prairie. 2. covering a large number and wide scope of subjects or areas: a broad range of experience. ∎ having or incorporating a wide range of meanings, applications, or kinds of things; loosely defined: three broad categories of mutual funds. ∎ including or coming from many people of many kinds: broad support for the president's foreign policy. 3. general; without detail: a broad outline of NATO's position. ∎ (of a hint) clear and unambiguous; not subtle: a broad hint. ∎ somewhat coarse and indecent: what we regard as broad or even bawdy is a fact of nature to him. 4. (of a regional accent) very noticeable and strong: his broad Bronx accent. • n. inf., chiefly derog. a woman. DERIVATIVES: broad·ness n. |
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"broad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broad.html "broad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-broad.html |
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broad having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide.
broad arrow a mark resembling a broad arrowhead, formerly used on British prison clothing and other government property. Broad Church a tradition or group within the Anglican Church favouring a liberal interpretation of doctrine; the phrase came into vogue around 1848, and according to the Master of Balliol, Benjamin Jowett, was first proposed in his hearing by the poet Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–61). In general usage, Broad Church means a group, organization, or doctrine which allows for and caters to a wide range of opinions and people. broad in the beam fat around the hips. Originally beam referred to the horizontal transverse timbers of a wooden ship, hence the greatest width of a ship, from which is derived the figurative use. land of the broad acres a traditional name for Yorkshire. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-broad.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "broad." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-broad.html |
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1. An often dismissive term for a DIALECT, ACCENT, or USAGE considered coarse, rustic, uneducated, and difficult to understand: ‘I toke an olde boke, and the englysshe was so rude and brood that I could not wele vnderstande it’ ( Caxton, Eneydos, 1490); ‘Broad Yorkshire talked all over the ship’ (Blackwood's Magazine, 1859) . 2. In PHONETICS, a term referring to a TRANSCRIPTION in which only significantly different sounds are marked, as opposed to a narrow transcription. See PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION, SPEECH. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "BROAD." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "BROAD." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-BROAD.html TOM McARTHUR. "BROAD." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-BROAD.html |
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broad In East Anglia, England, the name given to a freshwater lake, usually fringed by reeds, which is connected to a slow-flowing river near to its estuary. It is derived from medieval peat diggings which subsequently flooded.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "broad." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "broad." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-broad.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "broad." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-broad.html |
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Broad In East Anglia, England, the name given to a freshwater lake, usually fringed by reeds, that is connected to a slow-flowing river near to its estuary.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Broad." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Broad." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Broad.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Broad." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Broad.html |
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broad OE. brād = OS. brēd, (O)HG. breit, ON. breiðr, Goth. braiþs :- Gmc. *braiþaz, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "broad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "broad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-broad.html T. F. HOAD. "broad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-broad.html |
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Broad as affix, see main name, e.g. for Broad Blunsdon (Wilts.) see Blunsdon.
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A. D. MILLS. "Broad." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Broad." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Broad.html A. D. MILLS. "Broad." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Broad.html |
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•aboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, gaud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sward, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward
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"broad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "broad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broad.html "broad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-broad.html |
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