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yeti

[ yet-ee ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)


yeti

/ ˈjɛtɪ /

noun

  1. another term for abominable snowman


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yeti1

First recorded in 1950–55; < the Tibetan language of the Sherpas

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yeti1

C20: from Tibetan

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Example Sentences

Next step: Sykes will trek in the Himalayas to discover a live yeti.

For the study, Sykes appealed to cryptozoologists the world over to send him hair samples that might belong to a yeti.

It simply established that we still have no hard evidence for the yeti.

In the end, the study offers no proof of the existence of a yeti.

And they are going to need more than a few hairs with yeti-like DNA to convince scientists to take them seriously.

And yetI wonder if I wont scare mother by calling at this time of night?

Youll see it yetI never break a promise, the Ranger answered.

YetI could not have been brought to credit it but for the evidence of my eyes.

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