Pratt
//pɹæt// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An often-made but previously debunked argument
- 2 Alternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname known in England, Ireland, and Scotland. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Pratt County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Steele County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename in the United States:; A mountain in New Hampshire, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename in the United States:; A town in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename in the United States:; Ellipsis of Pratt County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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Etymology 1
Initialism of point refuted a thousand times.
Etymology 2
Probably from French pré (“meadow”), meaning a meadow dweller; from Old French prat, from Latin pratum. Another proposed source is Old English prætt (“trick, cunning, astute”).
Etymology 3
From Middle English prat, from Old English prætt. More at prat.
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