IE

I.e. is defined as "that is."

(abbreviation)

An example of i.e. is the food needs to cook for a brief time, that is 5 to 7 minutes.

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See IE in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Indo-European

  1. small or little (person or thing specified): often used to express affection: doggie, lassie
    1. one that is as specified: softie
    2. one connected with: groupie, townie, roadie

Origin: earlier form of -y: revitalized in contr. movie

Origin: L id est

that is (to say)

See IE in American Heritage Dictionary 4

abbreviation
  1. Indo-European
  2. industrial engineer
  3. industrial engineering

abbreviation
Latin
id est (that is)

suffix
Variant of -y3.

abbreviation
Ireland (in Internet addresses)

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