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WELL-BRED

\wˈɛlbɹˈɛd], \wˈɛlbɹˈɛd], \w_ˈɛ_l_b_ɹ_ˈɛ_d]\

Definitions of WELL-BRED

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Of good breeding; of a good stock.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Educated in polished manners; cultivated; refined.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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