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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tect en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • tĕkt (UK)
  • /tɛkt/ (UK)

Etymology

From the Middle English tecte, from the Latin tēctus (“covered”), the perfect passive participle of tegō (“to cover”).

Meanings

  1. (construed as a past participle, not-comparable, obsolete, rare) Covered; hidden.

Deriveds

tectly · tected

tect en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • tĕkt (UK)
  • /tɛkt/ (UK)

Etymology

From the Latin tēctum (“roof”), neuter substantive of tēctus (“covered”); see above. Doublet of tectum.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) A roof.

Forms

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