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quiz
[ kwiz ]
/ kwÉȘz /
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noun, plural quiz·zes.
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
a questioning.
a practical joke; a hoax.
Chiefly British. an eccentric, often odd-looking person.
verb (used with object), quizzed, quiz·zing.
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Origin of quiz
1775â85 in sense âodd personâ; 1840â50 for def. 1; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM quiz
quiz·za·ble, adjectivequizzer, nounun·quiz·za·ble, adjectiveun·quizzed, adjectiveWords nearby quiz
quiver leg, qui vive, Quixote, quixotic, quixotism, quiz, quiz kid, quizmaster, quiz program, quizzical, Qum
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British Dictionary definitions for quiz
quiz
/ (kwÉȘz) /
noun plural quizzes
verb quizzes, quizzing or quizzed (tr)
Derived forms of quiz
quizzer, nounWord Origin for quiz
C18: of unknown origin
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