emmet
[ em-it ]
/ ˈɛm ɪt /
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noun Chiefly Dialect.
an ant.
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Emmet
[ em-it ]
/ ˈɛm ɪt /
noun
Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.
a male given name.
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emmet
/ (ˈɛmɪt) /
noun
British an archaic or dialect word for ant
Cornish dialect a tourist or holiday-maker
Word Origin for emmet
Old English ǣmette ant; related to Old Norse meita, Old High German āmeiza, Gothic maitan
British Dictionary definitions for emmet (2 of 2)
Emmet
/ (ˈɛmɪt) /
noun
Robert. 1778–1803, Irish nationalist, executed for leading an uprising for Irish independence
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