et

¹

[ et ]

verb

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

1. a simple past tense of eat.

et

²

[ et ]

conjunction

, Latin.

1. and.

Et

³

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ethyl.

-et

⁴

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

e.t.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. electrical transcription.

E.T.

⁶

or ET

abbreviation for

1. Eastern time ( def ).
2. extraterrestrial ( def 2 ).

ET

¹

abbreviation for

1. Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people
2. Egypt (international car registration)

-et

²

suffix forming nouns

1. small or lesser

   islet

   baronet

Et

³

the chemical symbol for

1. ethyl

et

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Ethiopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of et¹

from Old French -et, -ete

Example Sentences

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”

From The Daily Beast

Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.

From The Daily Beast

To an audience destabilized by seismic changes in the culture, he brings the assurance (and the threat) that Obama et al.

From The Daily Beast

Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, et al., for opening the floodgates of political campaign donations.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast

The Vulgate translates: “Et obviabit illi quasi mater honorificata, et quasi mulier a virginitate suscipiet illum.”

From Project Gutenberg

De secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).

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Peu aprs nostre arrive, i'escrivy l'estat auquel nous avons retrouv ceste Eglise et Colonie naissante.

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Commenons, comme l'on dict, de chez nous, de la maison et habitation; puis nous sortirons dehors.

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Estimez un peu que c'est du reste du symbole et fondemens chrestiens.

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