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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
dreads en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.
Meanings
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A Rastafarian person.
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(colloquial, plural, plural-only) dreadlocks
Forms
Deriveds
dready · dreadtalk
Synonyms
locks · dreadlocks
dreads en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Meanings
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(form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of dread