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ie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • i.e. abbreviation Used before a restatement that explains or defines exactly what has just been said, meaning 'that is' or 'in other words'.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • pie noun A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.

Senses

ie is used for these senses in English:

  • land Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.
  • y Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin.
  • IE (linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Indo-European.
  • PIE (linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.

land — full definition

  1. noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  2. noun An area of ground owned, or a country or region.
  3. verb To come down onto a surface, especially from the air or from water.
  4. verb To succeed in getting or achieving something.

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