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eft.

A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɛft/
  1. A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English evete, from Old English efete, of unknown origin.

adv/ɛft/
  1. Again; afterwards

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English eft, from Old English eft, æft, from Proto-West Germanic *afti, from Proto-Germanic *afti. Cognate with Old Saxon eft, aft, eht (“again, afterwards”), Middle Low German echt (“again, afterward”). Compare English after, aft.

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