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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

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)
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-et

2

suffix forming nouns

  1. small or lesser

    islet

    baronet

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Et

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. ethyl
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et

4

the internet domain name for

  1. Ethiopia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of et1

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of et1

from Old French -et, -ete
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Example Sentences

ET — merely acknowledges what previous years have already made evident, that the program will not be over in three hours, as indeed it was not.

Martine Syms’ “Luctor et Emergo” shows a burned-out fireplace from a charred home, spray-painted with “Mama Didn’t Raise No Quitters,” while Maddy Rotman’s “Emily Outside the Altadena House” portrays a pregnancy in a neighborhood now synonymous with destruction.

She said "ideas like this are vital to our children", but said the "the difficulty is, although we are getting 60p per child and and 78p per free school meal child, it's not enough to cover the cost in terms of staffing, the food, resources, et cetera."

From BBC

The monologues, the letters, et cetera.

“Big role for us to play as the underdog publisher keeping truth and joy alive, especially for women who are left out of this vibe shift to ‘masculine energy’ from Trump, Musk, Zuck, Rogan, et al.”

From Slate

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