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Tet

American

[tet] / tɛt /

noun

the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.

Tet British

/ tɛt /

noun

the New Year as celebrated in Vietnam during the first seven days of the first lunar month of the year

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Etymology

Origin of Tet

From the Vietnamese word tê´t

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Tet

And it came together pretty quickly,” Shepherd said of the lineup, which includes Floating Points, Four Tet, Ben UFO, Avalon Emerson, Theo Parrish and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

She no longer has contacts she can reach in Sittwe, or in Sin Tet Maw, the Arakan Army-controlled village from where the boats departed.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In the 1968 Tet Offensive, U.S. forces crushed the Viet Cong, dealing a near-fatal blow to the communist insurgency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

In early 1968, he fought during the Tet offensive.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2024

Captain Stewart was still saying that the VC were trying to get into place in time for the Tet holiday.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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