Q — English Dictionary

Character

1. The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • letter
   • uppercase

Numeral

1. The seventeenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • uppercase
   • number

Noun

1. Abbreviation of quarter. A quarter ounce of a drug.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Countable
   • Slang
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line

2. American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Proper noun

1. Arthur Quiller-Couch.

2. The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   In comparing Q 10:10–11 and Mark 6:11, there is no reliable way to determine which exact form of the saying is more primitive, the third person account of Mark or the direct speech recorded in Q.

3. Nickname for Albuquerque: a city in New Mexico, United States.

   Usage

   • Colloquial
   • with the

   Examples

   “So you’re from the Q?” he said. / “The Q?” said Donovan. / “Albuquerque,” said Jason.

   Some folks in “the Q” prefer to drink the Fair Trade Guatemalan coffee fresh roasted in this locally owned small café.

   More examples (2)

   Great, I call Ahmed and he comes to the Albuquerque airport car rental spot. […] We’ll buy the cutting powder and small plastic bags and everything else we need in the Q.

   Okay, Albuquerque has a few furniture stores on the north side, plus, Walmart and Target. […] Hey Manny, I’m gonna head into the Q, do you guys need anything here?

Noun

1. A gadget master, gadget creator.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Related words

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Noun

1. the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   q

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character