"'stead" meaning in English

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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          "word": "instead"
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      "glosses": [
        "Short for instead."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) Short for instead."
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  "word": "'stead"
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      "expansion": "'stead (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "word": "instead"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Short for instead."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) Short for instead."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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        "not-comparable"
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  "word": "'stead"
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