quiz
[ kwiz ]
/ kwɪz /
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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
1775–85 in sense “odd person”; 1840–50 for def. 1; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM quiz
quiz·za·ble, adjectivequizzer, nounun·quiz·za·ble, adjectiveun·quizzed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for quiz
Fid was the chief quizzer; but he had got several others to join him in making a butt of Gregory.
True Blue|W.H.G. KingstonMy quizzer has returned, peeped over my shoulder, and asked this question.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. CrabtreShe looked at the pocket quizzer Quillan was checking over unhurriedly.
Legacy|James H Schmitz
British Dictionary definitions for quiz
quiz
/ (kwɪz) /
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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