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KT en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Shortening of Katie, which is pronounced the same way as just the letters KT.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial) Abbreviation of Katie (given name)
    alt of Katie
Source: en.wiktionary, “KT” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

KT en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism) Initialism of Knight of the Thistle.
Source: en.wiktionary, “KT” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

KT en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Central Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Cretaceous–Tertiary.
    • The evidence we have for the KT impactor is more suggestive of asteroids than comets, but it’s not conclusive. 2021 February 15, Becky Ferreira, quoting William F. Bottke, “Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Impactor Come From?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • KT extinction event

Synonyms

K-Pg · KPg · K/T · K-T · K/Pg

Translations (1)

fr K. T. (Cretaceous-Tertiary)