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packet definition

packet (pak′it)

noun

  1. Obsolete a parcel of letters
  2. a small package or parcel
  3. packet boat
  4. Brit., Informal a large amount of money

Etymology: MFr paquet, dim. of pacque, pack

transitive verb

to make up into a packet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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