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SETI
1- search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
seti-
2- a combining form meaning “bristle”; used in the formation of compound words:
setiform.
SETI
/ ˈsɛtɪ /
acronym for
- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; the attempt to detect signals, esp radiowaves or light, from an intelligent extraterrestrial source
SETI
- A program devoted to the search for signals from other parts of the galaxy that would indicate the presence of advanced technological civilizations. Over the years, it has sometimes been funded by NASA, sometimes by private organizations.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of SETI1
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Example Sentences
He was the second king of the eighteenth dynasty, and reigned in conjunction with his father Seti for sixty years.
In the next coffin lies his father, Seti I., who reigned for a much shorter period, and died much younger than he.
Indeed this good King Seti looks the picture of calm and serene reverie.
Our third plate reproduces that admirable portrait of Seti I., which is the wonder of the temple at Abydos.
The architects of Seti and Rameses had resources at command far beyond those of which their early rivals could dispose.
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