metis

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See also: METIs, Metis, métis, and Métis

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French métis, from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus (mixed). Akin to mestizo, which came from Spanish.

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metis (plural metis)

  1. A person of mixed-race ancestry.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Alternative letter-case form of Metis (a member of one of three Canadian Aboriginal peoples; any person of mixed European and Indigenous descent)
  3. (US) A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon.

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metis (not comparable)

  1. Of mixed heritage
  2. Of Métis heritage.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek μῆτις (mêtis).

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metis (uncountable)

  1. (knowledge management) Practical intelligence; street smarts.

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Verb[edit]

metis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of metre

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metis

  1. past of meti

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metis

  1. past of metar

Latin[edit]

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mētīs f

  1. dative/ablative plural of mēta

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French métis.

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metis m (plural metiși)

  1. metis, half-breed

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