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tect

UK/tɛkt/

tect adjective: covered; hidden.

Adjective

tect (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Covered; hidden.

Noun

tect (plural tects)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A roof.

Forms of tect

pluraltects

Origin of tect

From the Middle English tecte, from the Latin tēctus (“covered”), the perfect passive participle of tegō (“to cover”).

From the Latin tēctum (“roof”), neuter substantive of tēctus (“covered”); see above. Doublet of tectum.

Words formed from tect

Questions about tect

What does tect mean?
Tect means covered; hidden.
What part of speech is tect?
Tect can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tect?
Tect is pronounced /tɛkt/ (UK).

Words near tect in the dictionary

  1. Tecpanecs
  2. Tecpatán
  3. tecs
  4. Tecson
  5. Tecsons
  6. tect
  7. tecta
  8. tectal
  9. tectals
  10. tectate
  11. tectibranch

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