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Added 9 October 2026

gait

/ɡeɪt/ noun

In Latin: incessus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gait at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
A horse's manner of moving.
A person's manner of walking.

Origin

From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.

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