qual

American  

[kwahl] / kwɑl /

noun

• quals
  plural

1. a qualifying exam or exams; a qualifying event in sports.

2. quality.

3. qualitative analysis.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• quals
  plural

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Example Sentences

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qual quals

The sudden shift to the sprightly next track, “Pallidetta qual viola,” gives a concise index of d’India’s range.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

Another florid Farinelli showpiece, “Son qual nave che agitate,” composed by the castrato’s brother, Riccardo Broschi, will close the program at Zankel.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2020

Singing “Die qual zerrinnt” — “the pain subsides” — in the second song, “Geistliches Wiegenlied,” she bites into the consonants in the verb, recalling the pain even as it eases.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014

I finally fall asleep and dream of the Greek Titans in my school lesson, battling to a backdrop of thundering bass in "Da qual tremore insolito" from Don Giovanni.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Y vuestro Ambaxador, que aqui esti en nuestra corte me dio à entender la causa de la tardança de los rehenes hasta agora: el qual descuento reçebimos, y nos damos por satisfechos.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Richard Hakluyt

Teachers' aides is another example given: low skill and low quals and easily replaced.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2016

What did he mean, the rest of the quals?

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2013

This year, you could be one of the riders who rise up the ranks of pre-quals, quals, semifinals and finals to leave your mark on US Open history.

From Time Magazine Archive

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