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yett

adv · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: Y EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Obsolete spelling of yet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Gate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Geordie, Scotland

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A gate made of iron bars, used for defensive purposes in castles and other buildings, which is hinged to open like a door, rather than being raised and lowered like a portcullis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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