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

a simple past tense of eat.

et²

[et]

conjunction Latin.

and.

Et

Symbol, Chemistry.

ethyl.

e.t.

electrical transcription.

-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)

E.T.

or ET

Eastern time.
extraterrestrial(def 2).

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Examples from the Web for et

Contemporary Examples

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
To an audience destabilized by seismic changes in the culture, he brings the assurance (and the threat) that Obama et al.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.
Ana Marie Cox
December 20, 2014
Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, et al., for opening the floodgates of political campaign donations.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam
P. J. O’Rourke
November 27, 2014
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.
How Aasif Mandvi Became Jon Stewart’s Favorite Jihadi
Dean Obeidallah
November 16, 2014
Morbi dignissim, sem nec finibus luctus, turpis lacus ornare risus, et vulputate nibh est vel lacus.
Test Article
CNN
October 31, 2014

Historical Examples

"Et omnibus habitantibus in ea," replied the priest in a lower tone.
The Dream
Emile Zola
When they et a meal, we et ourn, and it made it ever so much home-liker to have their company.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Now, where there is an et cetera in an agreement, there is always an opening for dispute.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
And it's proud I am that they et the goose and found it good.
The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys
Gulielma Zollinger
Bob there, 'e was born in London—an' a praaper time I 'ad of et.
The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays)
John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for et

et

the internet domain name for

Ethiopia

Et

the chemical symbol for

ethyl

ET

abbreviation for

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

-et

suffix forming nouns

small or lesserislet; baronet

Word Origin

from Old French -et, -ete

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E.T.

or ET

Examples from the Web for et

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

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.

Morbi dignissim, sem nec finibus luctus, turpis lacus ornare risus, et vulputate nibh est vel lacus.

Historical Examples

"Et omnibus habitantibus in ea," replied the priest in a lower tone.

When they et a meal, we et ourn, and it made it ever so much home-liker to have their company.

Now, where there is an et cetera in an agreement, there is always an opening for dispute.

And it's proud I am that they et the goose and found it good.

Bob there, 'e was born in London—an' a praaper time I 'ad of et.

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Word Origin

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Origin of -et