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qt.

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quantity.
plural qt., qts. quart.

RELATED WORDS

hidden, undercover, surreptitious, secluded, latent, mysterious, covert, undisclosed, unknown, private, dark, underground, concealed, clandestine, invisible, obscure, buried, secret, privy, occult

Nearby words

  1. qs,
  2. qsm,
  3. qso,
  4. qss,
  5. qt,
  6. qtly.,
  7. qto,
  8. qto.,
  9. qtr.,
  10. qts

q.t.

or Q.T.

Informal.

quiet.

Origin of q.t.

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for qt

qt

abbreviation for plural qt or qts

quart

q.t.

abbreviation for informal

quiet
on the q.t. secretly
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Word Origin and History for qt

q.t.

n.

slang for "quiet," in phrase on the q.t., attested from 1874. Phrase on the quiet appears from 1847.

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Medicine definitions for qt

qt

abbr.

quart
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Science definitions for qt

qt.

Abbreviation of quart
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Idioms and Phrases with qt

Q.T.

see on the Q.T.

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