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shred (s̸hred)

noun

  1. a long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
  2. a very small piece or amount; fragment; particle not a shred of evidence

Etymology: ME schrede < OE screade, akin to Ger & MDu schrot < IE *(s)kreu(t)- (> L scrotum, scrotum) < base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear, harvest

transitive verb shredded shred′·ded or shred, shredding shred′·ding

to cut or tear into shreds

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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