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tai

1

[ tahy ]

noun

, plural tai.
  1. any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major red tai, a food fish of Japan.


Tai

2

[ tahy, tah-ee ]

noun

  1. a group of languages spoken in SE Asia, including Thai, Lao, and Shan.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Tai.

TAI

1

abbreviation for

  1. International Atomic Time


Tai

2

/ taɪ /

adjective

  1. See Thai
    a variant spelling of Thai

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tai1

1615–25; < Japanese ta ( w ) i, earlier tafi

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Example Sentences

When poorly treated wastewater from factories and farmlands flows into Tai, nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus accumulate in the lake, and algae blooms flourish.

The Senate on Wednesday approved Tai’s nomination 98-0, marking a rare bipartisan agreement in a deeply divided Washington.

Shortly after her swearing in, Tai did not respond to questions from reporters Thursday about maintaining tough trade policies on China.

The nomination of Tai, who has served as chief trade counsel on the House Ways and Means Committee, has drawn support from both parties and generated little controversy.

Tai, the head cleaning-service worker on my floor, whom I had not seen in weeks, asked me how I was doing and we had a nice little chat.

From Quartz

The law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.”

Last April, Kishinets invited every Donetsk lover of a healthy lifestyle, as he put it, to do Tai Bo exercises in Lenin Square.

In 1996, the Muang Tai Army surrendered to the Burmese army, but not every member laid down their arms.

He joined the Muang Tai Army, a former resistance group in Myanmar, and fought against the military junta.

[Laughs] Man of Tai Chi also, of course, deals with fighting.

He can't talk much, though; 'tain't good fur him; his lungs is out er kilter.

Likewise 'tain't safe to buy mine stock till you know there's a mine.

I don't jest sense what it is, but I know 'tain't all them things that makes a sure 'nough lady.

"'Tain't nothin'," she choked out, and she turned hurriedly ahead of him down the path.

"'Tain't no fair thing for the whole police force to keep worrying at a little boy like me," he said, in shame-faced apology.

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