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| di·et [ d ət ] (plural di·ets) |
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1. politics legislative assembly: a legislative assembly in some countries such as Japan
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2. history assembly in Holy Roman Empire: a general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire
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3. law court session in Scotland: in Scotland, a session of a court, or the date fixed for a court hearing
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin dieta "day's journey, work," (by association with Latin dies "day") "day for a meeting (of legislators)," probably < Greek diaita "course of life"] |
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