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Bode

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
bəʊd

Definitions

  1. An omen; a foreshadowing.
  2. A bid; an offer.
    dialectal, obsolete
  3. A herald; a messenger.
  4. A stop; a halting; delay.
  5. A surname.
  6. A male given name.
  7. A city in Iowa.
  8. A village in Nepal.
  9. A river in Germany, a tributary to the Saale
  10. A small river and tributary to the Wipper

Equivalents

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Examples

“What bode ye shall to your lord bear⟳?”
“[T]he fame of the Duke's coming was sent abroad by the bodes or messengers, despatched to prepare⟳ the towns through which he was to pass⟳ for an arrival sooner than expected, […]”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Bode's law Boded bodega Bodega Bay Bodega Miwok Bodegraven-Reeuwijk

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