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illet.

A disease, illness.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ilˈlet/
  1. A disease, illness.

  2. A habit bordering addiction.

    figuratively
  3. A disorder, defect.

    figuratively
  4. An annoying person.

    informal
  5. A cause, reason.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علت (ʿillet, “a disease, malady, a cause, reason, excuse, pretext”), from Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla).

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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.