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单词 thing
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thing

1
[ thing ]
/ θɪŋ /
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noun

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Origin of thing

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English: originally, “meeting”; see thing2

Words nearby thing

thin as a rail, thin client, thine, thin edge of the wedge, thin film, thing, thingamabob, thingamajig, T hinge, thing-in-itself, thingness

Definition for thing (2 of 2)

thing2
[ thing, ting ]
/ θɪŋ, tɪŋ /

noun

(in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
Also ting.
Compare thingstead.

Origin of thing

2
1830–40; <Old Norse: assembly; cognate with thing1, Dutch ding,German Ding thing, originally, meeting; akin to Gothic theihs time
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British Dictionary definitions for thing (1 of 2)

thing1
/ (θɪŋ) /

noun

Word Origin for thing

Old English thing assembly; related to Old Norse thing assembly, Old High German ding assembly

British Dictionary definitions for thing (2 of 2)

thing2
/ (θɪŋ, tɪŋ) /

noun

(often capital) a law court or public assembly in the Scandinavian countriesAlso: ting

Word Origin for thing

C19: from Old Norse thing assembly (the same word as thing 1)
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Idioms and Phrases with thing

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