Ged

Ged

Ged is:

*ged (heraldry), the name in heraldry for the fish pike
*Ged (Earthsea), the "true name" of the wizard known as Sparrowhawk in Ursula LeGuin's "Earthsea" series
*The GED, or General Education Development Test, which certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills.
*GED, or Graphics Editor, is also a part of the Show Partner slideshow creation suite,
*GED is the IATA code of Sussex County Airport
*GED, a GEDCOM file with genealogical data

People

*William Ged, inventor
*Ged Peck, guitarist
*Ged Walker, Nottinghamshire police officer, killed in the line of duty
*Ged Quinn, artist
*Ged Baldwin, the Canadian politician Gerald Baldwin
*Ged is also a popular nickname for Gérard Houllier that is used by fans of Liverpool F.C..

ee also

*GEDS (Government Electronic Directory Services), a directory of Canadian federal employees


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  • GED — steht für: General Educational Development Test, ein postschulischer Kursus zum Erlangen der US Hochschulreife Gas Electron Diffraction, ein Verfahren der Elektronenbeugung zur Aufklärung der Struktur von Molekülen Ged ist der Familienname… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ged — Ged, Gedd Gedd, n. The European pike. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GED — es una sigla que puede referirse a: General Educational Development Test Género en el Desarrollo Ged uno de los protagonistas de la novela de ciencia ficción Una luz extraña , de Nancy Kress. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos …   Wikipedia Español

  • ged — /ged/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) ged, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) geds. Scot. and North Eng. any fish of the pike family. Also, gedd. [1275 1325; ME gedde < ON gedda pike] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ged — Ged, William, gest. 19. Okt. 1749, Erfinder der Stereotypie, war Goldschmied in Edinburg, bemühte sich seit 1725, Schriftsatz in Gips abzuformen und nach diesen Formen Druckplatten zu gießen. Er verband sich 1729 mit dem Schriftgießer Fenner und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ged — Ged, William, Goldschmied in Edinburgh, gest. 19. Okt. 1749; erfand 1725 29 die Stereotypie …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ged — m English: short form of GERARD (SEE Gerard) or GERALD (SEE Gerald) …   First names dictionary

  • GED — general equivalency diploma in the US, a ↑diploma with the same value as a high school diploma, which people who left high school without finishing their education can study for at any age …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • GED — [ ,dʒi i di ] noun count AMERICAN general equivalency diploma: a document given to students who have not completed HIGH SCHOOL but have passed an examination in several subjects at that level …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ged — sb., en, er, erne, i sms. gede , fx gedemælk …   Dansk ordbog

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