"ents" meaning in English

See ents in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ents
  1. plural of ent Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ent
    Sense id: en-ents-en-noun-FltltqNh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} ents pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) entertainment Tags: informal, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-ents-en-noun-s0Vk8cTN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for ents meaning in English (1.5kB)

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