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said.

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɛd/[sɛd̥]/seɪd/New-England, dialectal
  1. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

    not-comparable
    The said party has denied the charges.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.

det/sɛd/[sɛd̥]/seɪd/New-England, dialectal
  1. Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.

    Said party has denied the charges.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.

verb/sɛd/[sɛd̥]/seɪd/New-England, dialectal
  1. simple past and past participle of say

    form-of · participle · past
    It´s said to be a good roadhouse.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.

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