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English word origin

Etymology of Met

Clipping of metropolitan.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A Metropolitan line train. · A player for the New York Mets.

name

The London Underground Metropolitan line. · The Metropolitan Railway. · The Metropolitan Police Service of London (MPS). · The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of metropolitan.

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