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English

Etymology 1
-er|tie

Pronunciation
(RP): tī'�, /�taɪ.�/, /<tt>"taI.@</tt>/
(US): /�taɪ.�/, /<tt>"taI.@`</tt>/
:Homophones: tire, tyre

Noun
en-noun

1. defn|English
   1. One who ties (knots, etc).
2. Something that ties.

Etymology 2
Maybe from MF. < OF., from tirer.

Pronunciation
(RP): tî, /�tɪ�/, /<tt>"tI@</tt>/
(US): tîr, /�tɪ�/, /<tt>"tI@`</tt>/
:Homophones: tear (as in droplet from ones' eye)

Noun
en-noun

1. defn|English
2. A layer or rank, especially of seats or a wedding cake.

Translations

Danish: lag
Dutch: laag f, rang m
Finnish: kerros, taso
French: rang#French|rang m
German: Schicht f, Rang m, Etage f
mid
Italian: Strato m
Japanese: 層, �層
Polish: warstwa, rz�d (np. krzese�), kondygnacja, poziom
Portuguese: camada f
Spanish: capa f, enlace m

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To arrange in layers.
2. To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

Category:English heteronyms

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fa:tier
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io:tier
it:tier
la:tier
pl:tier
te:tier
vi:tier
tr:tier
zh:tier

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