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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish عادت (adet). Ultimately from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).[1] [2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈdeti/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ντέ‧τι

Noun

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αντέτι (antétin (plural αντέτια)

  1. (vernacular, rare) habit, custom, unwritten law
    το ’χουν αντέτιto ’choun antétithey have this custom

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References

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  1. ^ αντέτι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)