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  • 1reed´like´ — reed «reed», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a kind of tall grass with a hollow, jointed stalk that grows in wet places. 2. such a stalk. 3. Figurative. anything or anyone like a reed, such as a person or thing that is frail, weak, or delicate:… …

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  • 2reed — [[t]rid[/t]] n. 1) pln the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genus Phragmites, growing in marshy places 2) pln any of the plants themselves 3) pln such stalks or plants collectively, esp. as material for thatching 4)… …

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  • 3reed mace — noun a tall reed like water plant with a dark brown velvety cylindrical flower head. [Typha latifolia and related species.] …

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  • 4Reed–Solomon error correction — Reed Solomon error correction is an error correcting code that works by oversampling a polynomial constructed from the data. The polynomial is evaluated at several points, and these values are sent or recorded. Sampling the polynomial more often… …

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  • 5Reed — can refer to: * REED, a theatre research centre at the University of Toronto, Canada* Edward C. Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada * Reed Airport * Reed College, Portland, Oregon * Reed (Company), group of companies offering employment related… …

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  • 6reed´i|ness — reed|y «REE dee», adjective, reed|i|er, reed|i|est. 1. full of reeds: »a reedy pond, the broad, reedy fen (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2 …

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  • 7reed´|i|ly — reed|y «REE dee», adjective, reed|i|er, reed|i|est. 1. full of reeds: »a reedy pond, the broad, reedy fen (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2 …

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  • 8reed|y — «REE dee», adjective, reed|i|er, reed|i|est. 1. full of reeds: »a reedy pond, the broad, reedy fen (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2 …

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  • 9Reed (plant) — Reed is a generic botanical term used to describe numerous tall, grass like plants of wet places, often forming reed beds, including:;In the Poaceae (grass) family: * Common reed ( Phragmites australis Cav.), the original species named reed *… …

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  • 10Reed & Barton — is a prominent silversmith manufacturer based in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts since 1824. It is internationally acclaimed for its fine quality products, notably sterling silver and silverplate. The company has produced many varieties of… …

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