Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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character
The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: letter, lowercase
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det
Each, every (with a time interval).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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name
Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pseudonym
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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name
Abbreviation of Quran.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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name
The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity, lifestyle, religion, theology
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name
Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: government, politics
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name
Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
Abbreviation of non-automatic qualification, indicating an athlete who qualifies to the next round either by time as a fastest loser (in track events) or by position without achieving the qualifying target (in field events).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Abbreviation of question.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Abbreviation of question or questions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Abbreviation of quarter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Abbreviation of quarter.
A quarter ounce of a drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, slang, uncountable
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noun
Ellipsis of Q factor (“quality factor”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Abbreviation of quasar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Abbreviation of qualified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Antonyms: DNQ
noun
American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Abbreviation of queen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, card-games, chess, games
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Abbreviation of qualification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: rhythmic gymnastics
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noun
A gadget master, gadget creator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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num
The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: lowercase
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noun
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
History
From Latin Q.
From Latin quaque (“every”).
Shortening
Abbreviation.
From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
