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metif

metif is the alternative form of metis.

Meaning of metis

Noun (1)

metis (plural metis)

  1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  2. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

Noun (2)

metis (uncountable)

  1. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

See all 11 meanings of metis

Forms of metif

pluralmetifs
alternative formmetive

Questions about metif

What is metif the alternative form of?
Metif is the alternative form of metis.

Words near metif in the dictionary

  1. meticulousness
  2. Metidean
  3. Metidian
  4. metier
  5. metiers
  6. metif
  7. metifs
  8. metikal
  9. metikals
  10. metildigoxin
  11. metinfraepisterna

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metif (page history and authors); metis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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