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ET — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • and conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
  • i.e. abbreviation Used before a restatement that explains or defines exactly what has just been said, meaning 'that is' or 'in other words'.
  • ling noun A long, slender saltwater fish related to cod, used as food.

Senses

ET is used for these senses in English:

  • ie Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.
  • ling small, immature, miniature
  • y Forming diminutive nouns.
  • AND (logic) Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator.
  • and (now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
  • and Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (now dated); connecting shillings to pence in a monetary quantity (now historical); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]
  • what about Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
  • what about Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.

and — full definition

  1. conj Used to join two words, phrases, or ideas that go together.
  2. conj Used to link two clauses or sentences, often showing a sequence, result, or contrast.

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