pet

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[pɛt], (Noun)

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- a domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure
(e.g: the pony was a family pet)


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Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin


[pɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately
(e.g: the cats came to be petted)


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Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin


[pɛt], (Noun)

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- a fit of sulking or ill humour
(e.g: Mother's in a pet)


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Origin:
late 16th century: of unknown origin


[piːiːˈtiː], (Abbreviation)

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- polyethylene terephthalate

- positron emission tomography, a form of tomography used especially for brain scans


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