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AQ

1 American  

abbreviation

Psychology.

  1. achievement quotient.

aq. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. water.

AQ 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. achievement quotient

  2. al-Qaeda

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aq. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. aqua

  2. aqueous

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aq 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Antarctica

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Etymology

Origin of aq.

From the Latin word aqua

Example Sentences

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This year's televised Spring Festival Gala, a state broadcaster-run New Year ritual, featured a sketch that referenced AQ, and one starring humanoid robots caring for a neglected grandmother.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Sports first reported the management committee was discussing the 3-3-2-2-1 AQ model.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

The contest is newly sponsored by Sandbox AQ, a company spun out of Alphabet focused on tackling large problems by bringing together artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 13, 2023

Last month Sandbox AQ said it won a contract with the U.S.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

Let AD meet the curve in P, and the chord BC in Q. P is then the middle point of AQ.

From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman

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