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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation quart
  • abbreviation quarto
  • abbreviation quintal

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Examples

  • Footnote: _Question préparatoire; question préalable, sometimes called q. définitive_.

    The Eve of the French Revolution 1869

  • (q.v.), which is a Latin word, meaning literally the residence of the praetor, and then the governor's residence in general, though not a praetor.

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

  • i.e. = id est = "that is" or: in other words q.e.d. = quod erat demonstrandum = "which was to be demonstrated" often used with mathematical or philosophical proofs shown to be self evident stet = Latin for "let it stand" not an abbreviation viz. = videlicet = "see" or: namely often refers to an author, as in a work or idea cited, rather than to an object as referred to when using i.e.

    Hot and Sexy Tips from Academic Life gailcarriger 2008

  • Marcel Duchamp drew a mustache on a poster of the "Mona Lisa" and captioned it l.h.o.o.q., meaning -- when sounded out in French -- something a little more explicit than "she has hot pants."

    Come to Dada 2007

  • Even with this assistance, you will still not be able to make any words in Boggle using the letter "q."

    Observation number 547 mariness 2006

  • The XY coordinate is communicated to the keyboard controller and recognizes someone pushed the letter "q."

    All DN headlines 2009

  • The XY coordinate is communicated to the keyboard controller and recognizes someone pushed the letter "q."

    TWICE - Digital Imaging News 2009

  • DotMobi said that the move will allow people to create domains such as q. mobi, k9. mobi, 13. mobi or ny. mobi.

    iTnews Australia 2009

  • The XY coordinate is communicated to the keyboard controller and recognizes someone pushed the letter "q."

    All DN headlines 2009

  • - dotMobi will make sought-after domains, consisting of one and two characters, available to brands for high-quality mobile Web sites dotMobi, the company behind. mobi - the only Internet address created specifically for locating content that works on all mobile phones - today announced that they will make available. mobi domain names with one and two alphanumeric characters, such as q. mobi, k9. mobi, 13. mobi or ny. mobi.

    PR Newswire: All Releases 2009

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