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- [leet]
- /lit/
- /ˈliːt/
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- [leet]
- /lit/
Definitions of leet word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of LEET elite 3
- noun leet a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang. 1
- noun leet the spelling conventions and jargon of this system and language. 1
- noun leet (in England) a yearly or half-yearly court of record that the lords of certain manors held. 1
- noun Technical meaning of leet 1. (security) A term used to describe skilled crackers or hackers, or their deeds. In the last sense, compare to elegant. The term is also used to describe exclusive forums (ftp sites, BBSs) used for trading pirated software, cracking tools, or phreaking codes. 1
- noun leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold 0
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Origin of leet
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English lete meeting (of law court) < Anglo-French lete and Anglo-Latin leta (both perhaps < Old English gelǣte meeting of roads; compare wætergelǣt watercourse)
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Parts of speech for Leet
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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