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eğreti

Pronunciation: /ej.ɾeˈti/

“eğreti” is a Turkish word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. Not permanent; temporary, used temporarily in place of another thing.
  2. Taken to be returned later.
  3. Improperly or poorly placed or settled.
  4. artificial, prosthetic
  5. vague, semiclear
  6. Not going well together, ill-fitting.

adverb

  1. temporarily
  2. In a poorly placed or settled manner.
  3. In a careless or slipshod manner.

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اكرتی, or ایرتی (eyreti, iyreti, “temporary, makeshift”), from Arabic عاريتي (“lent, borrowed, on loan; temporary”). Compare Persian عاریت.

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