English Explanatory Dictionary

pard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A leopard; a panther.
noun
  1. Partner; fellow; Used as a friendly appellation
noun
  1. Acronym of periodic and random deviations, a form of electrical noise.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑː(ɹ)d/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pard.wav

Word forms

pard pards

Etymology

From Middle English parde, from Old French, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος (párdos), possibly of Iranian origin and related to other Sanskrit and Ancient Greek terms (see leopard).

Related words

noise

Derived words

pardine
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