et
1[ et ]
/ ɛt /
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verb Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.
a simple past tense of eat.
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estuary, Estuary English, esu, esurient, E. Sussex, et, eta, Eta Carinae, eta-c meson, eta-c particle, etaerio
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Et
Symbol, Chemistry.
ethyl.
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-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 (5 of 6)
e.t.
abbreviation
electrical transcription.
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British Dictionary definitions for et (1 of 4)
et
the internet domain name for
Ethiopia
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Et
the chemical symbol for
ethyl
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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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