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æg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • ovum noun The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

Senses

æg is used for these senses in English:

  • cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  • egg (countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
  • ovum (cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

cutting edge — full definition

  1. adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  2. noun The most advanced position in the development of something, where new work is being done first.
  3. noun The sharpened edge of a blade or tool, the part that does the cutting.

egg — full definition

  1. noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  2. noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
  3. noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
  4. verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").

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