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cete
cete
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sit
/
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seet
]
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noun
a number of badgers together.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English,
of obscure origin; perhaps variant of
Middle English
cite
city
, a usage suggested by similarity of
Middle English
forms for
borough
and
burrow
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cete
(siːt)
—
n
a group of badgers
[C15: perhaps from Latin
coetus
assembly, from
coīre
to come together]
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