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Webster 1913 Edition


Effet

Ef′fet

,
Noun.
[See
Eft
,
Noun.
]
(Zoöl.)
The common newt; – called also
asker
,
eft
,
evat
, and
ewt
.

Definition 2024


effet

effet

See also: êffet

English

Noun

effet (plural effets)

  1. Alternative form of eft (a newt)
    • 1858, John George Wood, The common objects of the country (page 51)
      He had been cutting grass in the churchyard, and an effet ran at him, and bit him on the thumb.


French

Etymology

From Old French effet, from Latin effectus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.fɛ/

Noun

effet m (plural effets)

  1. effect
  2. (ball sports) spin, bend, curl

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