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eft
(ĕft)n.
A newt in its juvenile terrestrial stage, especially the reddish-orange form of the North American species Notophthalmus viridescens.
[Middle English evete, from Old English efeta.]
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eft
(ɛft)n
1. (Animals) a dialect or archaic name for a newt
2. (Animals) any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens (red eft) of eastern North America
[Old English efeta]
eft
(ɛft)adv
archaic
a. again
b. afterwards
[Old English; see aft, after]
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eft1
(ɛft)n.
1. a newt, esp. in an immature terrestrial stage.
2. Obs. a lizard.
[before 1000; Middle English evet(e), Old English efete; compare newt]
eft2
(ɛft)adv. Archaic.
1. again.
2. afterward.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English]
EFT
electronic funds transfer.
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