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< cetane number
ceteris paribus >
cete
(s
t)
KEY
NOUN:
A company of badgers. See Synonyms at
flock
1
.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, possibly from Medieval Latin
cetus
,
assembly
, from Latin
coetus
,
a coming together
, variant of
coitus
; see
coitus
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