Sted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sted is a noun meaning (journalism, slang) short for instead of.
Meaning
(journalism, slang) short for instead of.
More Meanings
- Obsolete form of stead.
Example Sentences
And false Duessa in her sted had borne
But in the gloomy court was rais'd a bed, / Stuff'd with black plumes, and on an ebon sted
1500, Le Bone Florence of Rome They dud wyth hym as wyth þe dedd; They beryed hym in a ryall stedd.
(This version CORRECTS Corrects title of movie to ‘Echoes of the Rainbow’ sted ‘Echoes of a Rainbow.’)
Word Forms
- steds
- stedd
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ting, hoved, roed, spede.
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