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Ait

//eɪt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Austrian Institute of Technology (Austria's largest Research and Technology Organization (RTO)). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

    "The ait where the osiers grew."

  2. 2
    An oat. Scotland

    "Let husky wheat the haughs adorn, An' aits set up their awnie horn,"

  3. 3
    Initialism of alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a too-low number of platelets in the blood, especially of a newborn or fetus, due to alloimmunity. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of allergen immunotherapy. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Initialism of auditory integration training. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of autoignition temperature. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”). More at eyot.

Etymology 2

From Scots ait, ate, from Middle English ate, from Old English āte. More at oat.

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