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Definition of pet adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pet

adjective
 
/pet/
 
/pet/
 [only before noun]Idioms
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  1. that you are very interested in
    • his pet subject/theory/project, etc.
    see also pet name
    Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun; originally Scots and northern English): of unknown origin.
Idioms
somebody’s pet hate (British English)
(North American English somebody’s pet peeve)
  1. something that you particularly dislikeTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
See pet in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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