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Tweet suff. 1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or originating in a specified place: Vietnamese. 2. Native or inhabitant of: Taiwanese. 3. a. Language or dialect of: Chinese. b. Literary style or diction of: journalese. [Middle English, from Italian, from Latin -ēnsis, originating in.] |
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Tweet abbr. east-southeast |
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