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ie^¹

adverb

alternative Alternative form of i.e. Make sure your music software is stand-alone, too (ie, it doesn’t have to be loaded into a utility—we don’t want to have to mess around with bits of wire or umpteen different programs just to hear your maestropiece).

IE^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism, usually Initialism of Indo-European
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Iarnród Éireann (“Irish Railways”).
abbreviation Abbreviation of Indian English more widely and more freely in Indian English (IE) than in other international varieties

noun

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of infective endocarditis

adjective

abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of Indo-European IE linguistics

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: that is, id est, hplc, duc, namely, specifically, to wit, viz., in particular, meaning, scilicet, explicitly, put differently, in effect, say, in essence

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Français	IE
Deutsch	idg.
Русский	ИЕ

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"ie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ie

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"ie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ie.

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@misc{ie_2026,
  title = {ie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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