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cete

[ seet ]

noun

  1. a number of badgers together.


cete

/ siːt /

noun

  1. a group of badgers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cete1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cete1

C15: perhaps from Latin coetus assembly, from coīre to come together
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Example Sentences

Milicete, mil'ĭ-cete, the name of an Indian tribe; written also Malicete.

The Cete are all predaceous, fish, pelagic crustaceans, and especially squids and cuttlefishes forming their principal food.

A badger's earth or warren is properly and generally called a "set" or "cete."

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