ET

ET

abbr.

1. Eastern Time

2. elapsed time

3. extraterrestrial

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et

the internet domain name for

(Computer Science) Ethiopia

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Et

the chemical symbol for

(Chemistry) ethyl

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ET

abbreviation for

1. (Education) Employment Training: a government scheme offering training in technological and business skills to unemployed people

2. Egypt (international car registration)

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-et

a noun suffix occurring orig. in loanwords from French or Italian, typically diminutives or nouns denoting an example or instance of something, or a group or member of a group having a specified number ( bullet; hatchet; islet; turret; doublet; quartet); of limited productivity in English ( baronet; octet; quintuplet; swimmeret), sometimes as a variant of -let before stems ending in syllabic l ( eaglet; owlet).Compare -ette.

[Middle English < Old French -et (masculine) or -ette (feminine); or < Italian -etto,-etta]

ET

or E.T.,

Eastern time.

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Translations

ET

(US) abbr of Eastern Time → Ostküstenzeit f

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