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IE, 
  1. Language VarietiesIndo-European.

-ie, 
  1. var. of -y 2.

I.E., 
    1. Language VarietiesIndo-European.
    2. Industrial Engineer.

i.e., 
  1. Foreign Termsthat is.
  • Latin id est

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IE abbreviation for
  1. Indo-European (languages)
  2. Internet Explorer, a brand of web browser
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i.e.,  an abbreviation of:
  1. Foreign TermsLatin id est that is.

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-ie suffix forming nouns
  1. a variant of -y2
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-y, -ey suffix forming adjectives
  1. (from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling: sunny, sandy, smoky, classy
  2. (from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified: leaky, shiny
Etymology: from Old English -ig, -ǣg
-y, -ie, -ey suffix informal
  1. denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity: a doggy, a granny, Jamie
  2. a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being: a groupie, a fatty
Etymology: 14th Century: from Scottish -ie, -y, familiar suffix occurring originally in names, as in Jamie (James)
-y suffix forming nouns
  1. (from verbs) indicating the act of doing what is indicated by the verbal element: inquiry
  2. (esp with combining forms of Greek, Latin, or French origin) indicating state, condition, or quality: geography, jealousy
Etymology: from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia
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i.e. abbreviation for
  1. id est
Etymology: Latin: that is (to say); in other words
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