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eft¹

  • /ɛft/

Rhymes with -ɛft

Where it comes from

From Middle English evete, from Old English efete, of unknown origin.

noun efts

  1. A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe. Only these marishes and myrie bogs, / In which the fearefull ewftes do build their bowres, / Yeeld me an hostry mongst the croking frogs […].

eft²

  • /ɛft/

Rhymes with -ɛft

Where it comes from

From Middle English eft, from Old English eft, æft, from Proto-West Germanic *afti, from Proto-Germanic *afti. Cognate with Old Saxon eft, aft, eht (“again, afterwards”), Middle Low German echt (“again, afterward”). Compare English after, aft.

adverb

  1. not comparable, obsolete Again; afterwards And when they were all gone, / And the dim moon doth eft withhold the light,[…]

EFT³

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of electronic funds transfer

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Emotional Freedom Techniques (“a form of counselling based on various alternative medicine practices”).

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noun newt

Русскийтрито́н tritón

adv again; afterwards

Русскийпо́сле pósle, за́ново zánovo

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@misc{eft_2026,
  title = {eft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}