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Definition breed in British English
breed
noun
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/briːd/
1
a group of animals that have particular characteristics that make them different from others of the same species. The characteristics have often been produced in a controlled way by mating particular animals.
Example
What breeds of dog are especially good with children?
2
a particular type of person or thing
Example
His father was one of a dying breed - a truly independent politician.
Example
one of the new breed of Internet millionaires
