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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.

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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)


-et

2

suffix forming nouns

  1. small or lesser

    islet

    baronet

Et

3

the chemical symbol for

  1. ethyl

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

At that point, a sphere lit up, resembling the landing of the UFO in E.T., and the overheard lights descended on the stage.

The little girl from E.T. was old enough to flash her breasts.

The first film in the series, Koi…Mil Gaya (2003), is essentially the story of Forrest Gump finding E.T.

A boss comes onto his employee via a several-pages-long letter about E.T. Sayrafiezadeh is funny, in other words, and surprising.

Tune in to the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday at 7pm E.T. on ABC.

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