English abbreviation dictionary - tad
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Tad
tad
U.S. gov. abbr.
Temporary Additional Duty U.S. gov. abbr.
Technology Activities Database mil. abbr.
Temporary Attached Duty mil. abbr.
Target Audience Description mil. abbr.
Theater Air Defense mil. abbr.
Temporary Additional Duty mil. abbr.
Technical Audio Device funny abbr.
The Architect's Desktop telec. abbr.
Telephone Answering Device educ. abbr.
Technical Assistance District firm name abbr.
The Associated Designers
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1.
~ n informal a tad BrE dialect a small amount, or to a small degree ("Would you like some milk?" "Just a tad.") ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
You can use a tad in expressions such as a tad big or a tad small when you mean that it is slightly too big or slightly too small. (INFORMAL) It was a tad confusing... PHRASE: PHR adj/adv ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
noun Etymology: probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad Date: circa 1877 1. a small child; especially boy 2. a small or insignificant amount or degree ; bit might give him some water and a ~ to eat — C. T. Walker ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
n. US colloq. a small amount (often used adverbially: a tad too salty). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
1. ам. разг. ребенок; мальчонка; постреленок 2. ам. разг. капелька, чуточка a tad more variety —- чуть-чуть больше разнообразия ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1877, "young or small child," probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning "small amount" is first recorded 1915. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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