"Ant" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ænt Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ant
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Anthony, from Latin.
    Sense id: en-Ant-en-name-gOvOA9r9 Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
  2. A river in Norfolk, England, tributary to the Bure. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Ant-en-name-1ZkUtVWu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 26 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 23 44 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 50 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 24 42 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 24 42 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 42 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 41 25 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 24 42 22 12
  3. The 27th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. Translations (27th sura of the Qur'an): سورة النمل (Arabic), সূরা নামল (śura namol) (Bengali), 개미 (gaemi) (Korean), Myran [common-gender] (Swedish), Myrorna [common-gender, plural] (Swedish), نەمل (neml) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Ant-en-name-INxTYKJr Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Qur'an Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 32 43 5 Disambiguation of Qur'an: 9 5 79 6 Disambiguation of "27th sura of the Qur'an": 4 5 90 1
  4. (Internet slang) Anthropic (American artificial intelligence company) Tags: Internet Synonyms: Anth
    Sense id: en-Ant-en-name-38T0BETE
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