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UK/ˈiː/ US/iː˧˦˧/ fairly common informal literary uk

noun

1.

the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication

Origin

From Cantonese 噫 (ji², interjection).

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