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• Colet
  Colet

  noun

  John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
• colet.
  colet.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) let it be strained.

Colet

¹ American  

[kol-it] / ˈkɒl ɪt /

noun

1. John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.

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colet. ² American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) let it be strained.

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Colet British  

/ ˈkɒlɪt /

noun

1. John. ?1467–1519, English humanist and theologian; founder of St Paul's School, London (1509)

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Etymology

Origin of colet.

From the Latin word colētur

Example Sentences

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Colet

Coachella is ‘a great responsibility for us,’ the group’s Colet added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Colet exudes such generosity of spirit you can’t help but like her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

"We didn't have an excuse to practice, so it's damaged my performance as a player," said Rhys Colet, who has played with the band for six years.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022

There is a beautiful account here of how she wrote certain stories based on Flaubert’s letters to his lover, the writer Louise Colet.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2019

I am Mr. Colet, the curate at Riddsley.

From The Great House by Stanley John Weyman