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abbreviation Psychology.

achievement quotient.

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aq.

abbreviation

water.

Origin of aq.

From the Latin word aqua

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How to use AQ in a sentence

He says ISIS “is positioning itself as an alternative to AQ.”
Jihadist Vendetta Takes Out Qaeda Leader|Jamie Dettmer|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, the rebels boldly stood up to AQ affiliates throughout Syria, but remain under vicious ISIS suicide attacks.
A New Start To U.S. Policy In Syria Can Save Lives|Tom Perriello|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the new generation—AQ 3.0—may be with us for years to come.
The Coming of Al Qaeda 3.0|Bruce Riedel|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Taliban and AQ leadership were routed, on the run to Pakistan.
The First American: Excerpt from Henry Crumpton’s ‘The Art of Intelligence’|Henry A. Crumpton|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The only other global al Qaeda faction that I've seen moving in that direction is AQ central in AfPak.
Al Qaeda's Flight 253 Blueprint|Howard Altman|December 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A mile before reaching Tuz we ran into the Aq Su, a large stream flowing through a narrow cleft in the hills.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
The aqueous humour (fig. 1, aq) is contained between the lens and its ligament posteriorly and the cornea anteriorly.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
The village lies, in a valley-bottom, on the Aq-s and on a road.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
The repetition of aq in this sentence can hardly be accidental.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
He then added a few drops of chloric ether and ammonia, and some lemon to a real square bottleful of aq.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for AQ (1 of 3)

the internet domain name for

Antarctica

British Dictionary definitions for AQ (2 of 3)

abbreviation for

achievement quotient

al-Qaeda

British Dictionary definitions for AQ (3 of 3)

aq.

Aq.

abbreviation for

aqua

aqueous

Word Origin for aq.

(for sense 1) Latin: water

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