det
Meaning 1
Alternative form of ea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
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name
Meaning 2
Initialism of Environment Agency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Meaning 3
Initialism of Eid al-Adha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning 4
Initialism of East Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Meaning 5
Initialism of Electronic Arts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: video-games
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Meaning 6
The name of Enki in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A river or watercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 8
Initialism of executive assistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
Initialism of estate agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Meaning 10
Initialism of enrolled agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
Initialism of educational assistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
Initialism of ethyl acetate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Meaning 13
Initialism of environmental assessment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 14
Initialism of enterprise architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 15
Initialism of evolutionary algorithm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: biology, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 16
Initialism of effective altruism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning 17
Initialism of effective altruist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning 18
Abbreviation of elastane
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 19
the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Semitic deity
History
Etymology
Abbreviation.
From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h2ekweh2 (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).