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mates

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/meɪts/

Definition of mates

4 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of mate
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of mate

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of mate

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Friendly; having a friendship (with).
    “He is mates with my brother.”

name

  1. A surname from Hungarian or Catalan.

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Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Mátés, a pet form of the personal name Máté. * Borrowed from Catalan Mates, from the plural of mata (“scrub”).

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2-letter words

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