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Tate

UK/teɪt/ US/teɪt/ fairly common

noun

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United States poet and critic (1899-1979)

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From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning. Doublet of Tait and Zeiss.

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