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checked (c̸hekt)

adjective

  1. having a pattern of squares a checked tablecloth
  2. Phonet.
    1. ending in a consonant: said of a syllable
    2. sounded in such a syllable: said of a vowel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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