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thatMain Entry: 1that Pronunciation: \ˈthat, thət\ Function: pronoun Inflected Form(s): plural those \ˈthōz\ Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & definite article; akin to Old High German daz, neuter demonstrative pron. & definite article, Greek to, Latin istud, neuter demonstrative pron. Date: before 12th century 1 a : the person, thing, or idea indicated, mentioned, or understood from the situation <that is my father> b : the time, action, or event specified <after that I went to bed> c : the kind or thing specified as follows <the purest water is that produced by distillation> d : one or a group of the indicated kind <that's a cat — quick and agile> — all that : everything of the kind indicated <tact, discretion, and all that> — at that 1 : in spite of what has been said or implied
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