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Meaning of emmet in English:

emmet

Pronunciation /ˈɛmɪt/

noun

dialect

  • An ant.

    • ‘Especially since it cites people with names like Inocente and Chronotis (who studies the history of time), and a certain Emmet Brown (originally I thought it was some in-joke about brown ants, emmet being a Cornish word for ant.’

Origin

Old English ǣmete (see ant).