et

UK: /ˌiːˈtiː/ US: (et)

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et  (et), v. Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.

1. Dialect Terms a pt. of eat. 

et  (et), conj. [Latin.]

1. Foreign Terms and.

-et, 

1. a noun suffix having properly a diminutive force (now lost in many words):
   islet;
   midget;
   plummet.
   Cf. -ette.

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

Et,  Symbol,

1. Chemistry ethyl.

E.T., 

1. Time Eastern time.
2. extraterrestrial (def. 2).
Also, ET 

e.t., 

1. Electricity, Radio and Television electrical transcription.

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ET or E.T., an abbreviation of:

1. Time Eastern time.

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ET abbreviation

1. Egypt (international car registration)

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-et suffix:forming_nouns

1. small or lesser: islet, baronet

Etymology: from Old French -et, -ete