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单词 emmet
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Definition of emmet in English:

emmet

noun ˈɛmɪtˈemət
dialect
  • An ant.

    〈方〉蚂蚁

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Especially since it cites people with names like Inocente and Chronotis (who studies the history of time), and a certain Emmet Brown (originally I thought it was some in-joke about brown ants, emmet being a Cornish word for ant.

Origin

Old English ǣmete (see ant).

  • ant from Old English:

    The dialect word emmet for an ant, used since the 1970s as a Cornish term for a tourist, is like ant, from Old English ǣmete. Antsy, dating from the mid 19th century, is probably from the phrase have ants in one's pants; it means ‘agitated’, ‘restless’.

Rhymes

semmit

Definition of emmet in US English:

emmet

nounˈemət
dialect
  • An ant.

    〈方〉蚂蚁

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Especially since it cites people with names like Inocente and Chronotis (who studies the history of time), and a certain Emmet Brown (originally I thought it was some in-joke about brown ants, emmet being a Cornish word for ant.

Origin

Old English ǣmete (see ant).

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