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
Definition for et (2 of 6)
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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
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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