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adj
Clipping of quantifiable.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
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adj
Clipping of quantitative.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
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name
A surname from Middle English.
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noun
Quantitative analysis or research.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
A quantitative analyst.
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Usage: countable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Clipping of quantity.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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noun
Clipping of quantifier.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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noun
A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
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noun
A vertical shaft used to drive a millstone.
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verb
To propel using a quant.
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Usage: intransitive, transitive
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History
Shortening.
Nickname from Middle English cwointe (“intelligent, smart, cunning”), the origin of quaint.
Uncertain. A borrowing from Latin contus (“long pole”) has been suggested, but the -a- is problematic.
