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1. (v.t.) mete
to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usu. fol. by out):
to mete out praise.
2. mete
Archaic. to measure.
3. (n.) mete
a limiting mark.
4. mete
a limit or boundary:
metes and bounds.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF < L mēta goal, turning post)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete
a line that indicates a boundary
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1. (adj) mete
to find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure
2. (noun) mete
meat
3. (noun) mete
measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds
4. mete
to meet
5. mete
to dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed
6. (verb) mete
to measure
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