billet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

Middle French billette (“‘schedule’”), from bullette, diminutive form of bulle (“‘document’”), from Mediaeval Latin bulla (“‘document’”).

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billet (plural billets)

1. a place where a soldier is assigned to lodge

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to billet (third-person singular simple present billets, present participle billeting or billetting, simple past and past participle billeted or billetted)

1. (of a householder etc) to lodge soldiers, usually by order
2. (of a soldier) to lodge, or be quartered, in a private house

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old French billette, from bille (“‘log, tree trunk’”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, possible of Celtic origin (compare Old Irish oir (“‘tree’”)).

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billet (plural billets)

1. metallurgy a semi-finished length of metal
2. a short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood
3. (heraldry) A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon

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[edit] Etymology

From French billet.

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billet c. (singular definite billetten, plural indefinite billetter)

1. ticket (admission to entertainment, pass for transportation)

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bi.jɛ/, SAMPA: /bi.jE/

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billet m

1. ticket
2. note, banknote

[edit] Related terms

• billeterie
• billetiste
• billet de banque
• billet-doux