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Definition

Ellipsis of whole-wheat bread.

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Origins

From Middle English whete bred, equivalent to wheat + bread. Compare German Weizenbrot, Danish hvedebrød, Swedish vetebröd, Icelandic hveitibrauð.

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In Context

  • "Near-synonym: brown bread (whole-wheat bread sense)"
  • "He usually eats wheat bread, but today he ordered white bread to change it up a little."
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See Also

  • wheatbread
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  • wheat