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The Britannica Dictionary -ed 4 ENTRIES FOUND:

• ed (noun)
• ed. (abbreviation)
• -ed (verb suffix or adjective suffix)
• phys ed (noun)

-ed /əd/ /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/ /t/ after /p/ /k/ /tʃ/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ or /ʃ/ /d/ elsewhere exceptions are pronounced at their entries verb suffix or adjective suffix -ed /əd/ /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/ /t/ after /p/ /k/ /tʃ/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ or /ʃ/ /d/ elsewhere exceptions are pronounced at their entries verb suffix or adjective suffix Britannica Dictionary definition of -ED 1 — used to form the past tense and past participle of regular verbs

• It ended.
• It has ended.
• clapped
• tried
• patted

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• domed
• cultured
• two-legged
• blue-eyed

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