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tee

Pronunciation: /ˈtiː/

The English word “tee” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
  2. Something shaped like the letter T.
  3. The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.
  4. A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
  5. A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.
  6. The target area of a curling rink.
  7. The mark at which players aim in quoits.
  8. A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.

verb

  1. To redirect output to multiple destinations.
  2. To place a ball on a tee
  3. To teach, educate, train, bring up.

Etymology

* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T). * (computing): By analogy with a T-shaped pipe that sends fluids in two directions.

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