et

[ et ]

/ ɛt /

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verb Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.

a simple past tense of eat.

RELATED WORDS

Martian, alien, extraterrestrial, E.T.

Nearby words

estuarine, estuary, estuary english, esu, esurient, et, et al., et cetera, et hoc genus omne, et seq., et seqq.

Definition for et (2 of 6)

et

[ et ]

/ ɛt /

conjunction Latin.

and.

Definition for et (3 of 6)

Et

Symbol, Chemistry.

ethyl.

Definition for et (4 of 6)

e.t.

electrical transcription.

Definition for et (5 of 6)

-et

a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): islet; tablet; midget; plummet.

Compare -ette.

Origin of -et

Middle English < Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Definition for et (6 of 6)

E.T.

or ET

Eastern time.

extraterrestrial(def 2).

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Examples from the Web for et

Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To an audience destabilized by seismic changes in the culture, he brings the assurance (and the threat) that Obama et al.
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Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, et al., for opening the floodgates of political campaign donations.
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I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
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Morbi dignissim, sem nec finibus luctus, turpis lacus ornare risus, et vulputate nibh est vel lacus.
Test Article|CNN|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Propheta, sic propitiatus, herbulam quampiam ter ob os corporis, et aliam pectori ejus imponit.
Notes and Queries, Number 188, June 4, 1853|Various
Je crois que tu n'auras qu' demander la premire picerie venue ce qu'il te faut, et ainsi au premier bureau de tabac.
An Englishman in Paris|Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam
The overseer knowed all 'bout it but he et as much as anybody else and kept his mouth shut.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Les oiseaux m'veillent presque tous les matins, et toujours il y a quelque chose de terreur dans le cri des grives.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
Elle fut communiquée uniquement par la forme et sans discussion aux Assemblées, et envoyée à la Prusse le 19 juillet.'
Studies in Literature and History|Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall

British Dictionary definitions for et (1 of 4)

et

the internet domain name for

Ethiopia

British Dictionary definitions for et (2 of 4)

Et

the chemical symbol for

ethyl

British Dictionary definitions for et (3 of 4)

ET

abbreviation for

Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people

Egypt (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for et (4 of 4)

-et

suffix forming nouns

small or lesserislet; baronet

Word Origin for -et

from Old French -et, -ete

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