"ded reckoning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ded reckonings [plural]
Etymology: From the mistaken idea that the dead in dead reckoning originated as an abbreviation of deduced or deductive. Etymology templates: {{m|en|deduced}} deduced, {{m|en|deductive}} deductive Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ded reckoning (countable and uncountable, plural ded reckonings)
  1. Alternative form of dead reckoning Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: dead reckoning
    Sense id: en-ded_reckoning-en-noun-XqBEDITO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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