q.d.
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of q.d.
From Latin quāque diē
Example Sentences
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In Norfolk, however, the term olland is used, Forby tells us, for "arable land which has been laid down in grass more than two years, q.d. old-land."
From Notes and Queries, Number 63, January 11, 1851 by Various
Then turning to the woman--and, O what sensations of joy must have thrilled through her agitated bosom!--he continued to direct his discourse to Simon; "Seest thou this woman?" q.d.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Francis Augustus Cox
The work of Confucius is known as the Ch‘un Ch‘iu, the Springs and Autumns, q.d.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
But in favour of the explanation: "That which is heard by us," q.d., "that which we hear," there is, in the first instance, the usus loquendi.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
It implied at least a doubt of his capacity to afford the requisite assistance, and consequently occasioned the remonstrance; "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." q.d.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Francis Augustus Cox
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