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Mates

//meɪts// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Friendly; having a friendship (with). not-comparable

    "He is mates with my brother."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of mate form-of, plural
  2. 2
    a pair of people who live together wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of mate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté. * Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”).

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