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tee.

The name of the Latin script letter T/t.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtiː/
  1. The name of the Latin script letter T/t.

  2. Something shaped like the letter T.

    angles and tees
  3. Ellipsis of tee-shirt.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
    Brendan pulled a black tee over his head.
  4. The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.

Where this word comes from

* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T). * (computing): By analogy with a T-shaped pipe that sends fluids in two directions.

verb/ˈtiː/
  1. To redirect output to multiple destinations.

Where this word comes from

* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T). * (computing): By analogy with a T-shaped pipe that sends fluids in two directions.

noun/ˈtiː/
  1. A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

  2. A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.

  3. The target area of a curling rink.

  4. The mark at which players aim in quoits.

Where this word comes from

First attested in the 17th century as teaz, back-formation from obsolete Scots teaz, later reanalyzed as a plural.

verb/ˈtiː/
  1. To place a ball on a tee

Where this word comes from

First attested in the 17th century as teaz, back-formation from obsolete Scots teaz, later reanalyzed as a plural.

verb/ˈtiː/
  1. To teach, educate, train, bring up.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English teen, from Old English tēon (which was contracted from earlier tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan.

noun/ˈtiː/
  1. A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.

Where this word comes from

From Burmese ထီး (hti:, “umbrella”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.