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Word: Sedate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (originally as a medical term meaning ‘not sore or painful’, also ‘calm, tranquil’): from Latin sedatus, past participle of sedare ‘settle’, from sedere ‘sit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈdeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
calm, dignified, and unhurried
Short Definition:calm, dignified, and unhurried
Examples:- in the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace
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