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Updated June 2026
Latin abbreviation meaning 'at the age of', used on tombstones and portraits.
“The inscription read aetat 42, recording his age at death.”
"Aetat" repeats a letter (3 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 3 vowels help pin down vowel positions early.
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