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q.

q. is the alternative form of q.

Meaning of q

Letter

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

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Noun capitalized: Q.

Q.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Queen.
    • a COLLECTION of ARTICLES, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, & Conſtitutions Eccleſiaſtical, With other PUBLICK RECORDS of the Church of England, Chiefly in the Times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charles I.1684 [1559], Anth[ony] Sparrow, compiler, A Collection of Articles, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, & Constitutions Ecclesiastical, with Other Publick Records of the Church of England, […]...
    • Wherefore the Earl of Eſſex, if he had not been befated with a ſtrong Opinion of ſucceſs in all his actions, (though built on the weakeſt foundation,) would never have referred his life and future well-being to the ſole arbitration of Chance, and the unconſtant guidance of a Womans Affection; which...1689 [1683], Francis Osborn[e], “Some Traditional Memorials on the Reign of Q. Elizabeth”, in The Works of Francis Osborn, Esq; […], 9th edition, London: Printed, and are to be sold by the...

Phrases with q.

Questions about q.

What is q. the alternative form of?
Q. is the alternative form of q.
What part of speech is q.?
Q. is a noun.

Words near q. in the dictionary

  1. Q-values
  2. Q-wave
  3. Q-waves
  4. q-word
  5. q-words
  6. q.
  7. Q. C.
  8. q. e. d.
  9. q. v.
  10. Q.931
  11. Q.A.C.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: q. (page history and authors); Q. (page history and authors); q (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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