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How is the word "weird" pronounced?

(M. Munavar Basha, Chennai)

It rhymes with the words "beard", "feared", and "neared". This is an informal word which means, "strange", "unusual", or "bizarre".

*Velu is the tall, skinny guy sporting a weird hairdo.

S. UPENDRAN

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