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ded

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  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Dedua.

adjective

  1. Alternative form of dead.

noun

  1. A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).

Origin

From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).

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