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¹said

Definition of SAID

past and past participle of say

²said

adjective \ˈsed\

formal + law : mentioned or referred to before

Full Definition of SAID

: aforementioned

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Origin of SAID

past participle of say

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SAID

Synonyms: aforementioned, foregoing, forenamed, aforesaid

Rhymes with SAID

bed, bread, dead, dread, ed, fed, head, lead, med, ped, read, red, Red, redd, shed, shred, sled, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, wed, zed

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said

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past and past participle of say

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