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quals

quals is the plural of qual.

Meaning of qual

Noun

qual (countable and uncountable, plural quals)

  1. (plural-normally) Qualifying exam. An exam taken by someone (usually a grad student or prospective grad student) to measure their mastery in something, usually an academic field.
    • He'd refused to say anything more, because he didn't want to distract her with his problems on the eve of the Quals.2000, Stephen Cannell, The Devil's Workshop: A Novel, HarperCollins, page 12
  2. (uncountable) Qualitative analysis or research.
    • We believe there is a role for both qual and quant in professional services.2015, Nigel Clark, Professional Services Marketing Handbook: How to Build Relationships, Grow Your Firm and Become a Client Champion, London: Kogan Page Publishers, page 70

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Noun (1) capitalized: QUALs

QUALs

  1. (plural) plural of QUAL

Noun (2) capitalized: Quals

Quals

  1. (plural) plural of Qual

Questions about quals

What is quals the plural of?
Quals is the plural of qual.
What part of speech is quals?
Quals is a noun.

Words near quals in the dictionary

  1. qualmy
  2. qualophile
  3. qualophiles
  4. qualophobe
  5. qualophobes
  6. quals
  7. qualtagh
  8. qualtaghs
  9. Qualtieri
  10. qualy
  11. QUALYs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quals (page history and authors); QUALs (page history and authors); Quals (page history and authors); qual (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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