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et

1 American  
[et] / ɛt /

verb

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

  1. a simple past tense of eat.

et 2 American  
[et] / ɛt /

conjunction

Latin.

  1. and.

Et 3 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. ethyl.

-et 4 American  

  1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words): chalet; islet; owlet; tablet.

e.t. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. electrical transcription.

E.T. 6 American  
Or ET

abbreviation

  1. Eastern time.

  2. extraterrestrial.

ET 1 British  

abbreviation

  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 British  

suffix

  1. small or lesser

    islet

    baronet
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Et 3 British  

symbol

  1. ethyl

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et 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Ethiopia

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Etymology

Origin of -et

Middle English, from Old French -et (masculine), -ette (feminine)

Example Sentences

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ET and Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.

From Barron's

He said he hadn't previously felt comfortable enough to go and watch a film in public since 1982, when ET came out and he was 10 years old.

From BBC

Fiber optic cables were lighter than copper, more of the value in GDP was in ideas not physical goods, et cetera.

From Barron's

“Ego descite, discis, et discit.”

From Literature

ET for a livestream ahead of the address.

From The Wall Street Journal

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