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Word: Fledge
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from the obsolete adjective fledge ‘ready to fly’, from Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlug ‘quick, agile’, also to fly
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɛdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a young bird) develop wing feathers that are large enough for flight
Short Definition:(of young bird) develop wing feathers that are large enough for flight
Examples:- the young fledge around four weeks after hatching
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