Q, q

[kyoo]

noun, plural Q's or Qs, q's or qs.

the 17th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter Q or q, as in quick, acquit, or Iraq.
something having the shape of a Q.

a written or printed representation of the letter Q or q.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Q or q.

q.s.

(in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.

Origin of q.s.

From the Latin word quantum sufficit

q.s.

quarter section.

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Examples from the Web for qs

Contemporary Examples of qs

The music stopped at points and the qs would have been audible to him...
Romney Won't Talk FEMA
Michael Tomasky
October 30, 2012

Historical Examples of qs

Note the tails of the Qs are turned to the left to clear the writing.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering
Edward Johnston
"He says there are not any fleas on Qs," said Mollie with a reproving glance at Whistlebinkie.
Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad
John Kendrick Bangs
If the Qs or the Xs were gone, it wouldn't so much matter; but there's hardly a word that hasn't at least one E in it.
Phaeton Rogers
Rossiter Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for qs

qs

abbreviation for

(in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
quarter section (of land)

Word Origin for qs

(sense 1) Latin: as much as will suffice

QS

abbreviation for

quarter sessions

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qs in Medicine

q.s.

abbr.

quantum satis (as much as is enough)
quantum sufficiat (as much as shall suffice)