cete
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cete
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, of obscure origin; perhaps variant of Middle English cite “town,” a usage suggested by similarity of Middle English forms for borough and burrow; city
Example Sentences
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Cete: Gaming and music work very well.
From Forbes
Or rather, a rampaging cete of ravenous badgers.
From The Guardian
Or, to take a rare opportunity to use the word, a cete of ravenous rampaging badgers.
From The Guardian
Then again there is Bartholomew Joseph Alexander de Dominiceti, Lord de Cete et de cortesi, Knight of the Holy Boman Empire and Noble of Venice in terra firma.
From Project Gutenberg
The knychtis al out of the cete roß 988 Of melyholt, and to the ſemble gois.
From Project Gutenberg
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