Met
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "met"
Translingual
Noun
Met
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of methionine
English
Etymology
Clipping of metropolitan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
the Met
- (London, rail transport) The London Underground Metropolitan line.
- Synonym: Metropolitan
- (London, rail transport, historical, 1863–1933) The Metropolitan Railway.
- Synonym: Metropolitan
- (London, law enforcement) The Metropolitan Police Service of London (MPS).
- Synonym: Metropol
- 2024 April 11, Victoria Cook, “Westminster murder inquiry: Woman, 27, named by police”, in bbc.com:
- The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over its handling of the investigation. […] The Met said it had informed its own Directorate of Professional Standards and a "mandatory referral will be made to the IOPC in relation to the initial contact from the woman's friend".
- (US) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
- (New York, art) The current or historical Metropolitan Opera House or its opera company.
Noun
Met (plural Mets)
- (London, informal) A Metropolitan line train.
- (baseball) A player for the New York Mets.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mete, from Old High German metu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Compare Dutch mede, English mead, Danish mjød.
Pronunciation
Noun
Met m (strong, genitive Metes or Mets, no plural)
- mead
- Synonym: Honigwein
- 1903, Max Bauer, Der deutsche Durst: Methyologische Skizzen der deutschen Kulturgeschichte:
- Ja, der altgermanische Met war ein Tränkchen, dessen Vollgenuß man nicht so leicht vergaß. Wer den braunen, reichlich süßen Saft einmal zu sich genommen, z. B. in jenem uralten Metkeller Wiens, dem »süßen Löch'l«, der erinnert sich, auch nach Jahren noch, mit recht geteilten Gefühlen der bittersüßen Nachwirkungen, die sich mild aber doppelt äußern, ehe sie als geradezu unverwüstlicher Kater ausklingen.
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Declension
Declension of Met