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  • q.s.
    q.s.
    abbreviation
    (in prescriptions) as much as is sufficient; enough.
  • qs
    qs
    abbreviation
    (in prescriptions) quantum sufficit
  • QS
    QS
    abbreviation
    quarter sessions

q.s.

1 American  

abbreviation

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


q.s. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. quarter section.


qs 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in prescriptions) quantum sufficit

  2. quarter section (of land)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

QS 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. quarter sessions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of q.s.

From Latin quantum sufficit

Example Sentences

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Q’s posts also stopped, leaving many followers adrift.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

The court has adjourned Q's case, saying this would allow it to be involved again if necessary.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

“It’s a Ugly Come Up” is so feral, so brazenly uninhibited, that Schoolboy Q’s “Blue Lips” seems almost family-friendly by comparison.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Q’s gaze hovers above the audience, but she is not talking to us.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

“My prom prospects are so poor that Q’s grandma turned me down. She said she was waiting for Radar to ask her.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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