Q, q
[ kyoo ]
/ kyu /
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.
Definition for qs (2 of 3)
q.s.
1(in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.
Origin of q.s.
1From the Latin word quantum sufficit
Definition for qs (3 of 3)
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Examples from the Web for qs
The music stopped at points and the qs would have been audible to him...
Note the tails of the Qs are turned to the left to clear the writing.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering|Edward JohnstonIf 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"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
British Dictionary definitions for qs (1 of 2)
qs
abbreviation for
(in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
quarter section (of land)
Word Origin for qs
(sense 1) Latin: as much as will suffice
British Dictionary definitions for qs (2 of 2)
QS
abbreviation for
quarter sessions
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Medicine definitions for qs
q.s.
abbr.
quantum satis (as much as is enough)
quantum sufficiat (as much as shall suffice)
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