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quidams

quidams is the plural of quidam.

Meaning of quidam

Noun

quidam (plural quidams)

  1. A nobody; a person of no importance.
    • A quidam gallant determined upon a time to surprise both my house and my selfe.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12

Questions about quidams

What is quidams the plural of?
Quidams is the plural of quidam.

Words near quidams in the dictionary

  1. quid
  2. quid pro quibus
  3. quid pro quo
  4. quid pro quos
  5. quidam
  6. quidams
  7. quiddanies
  8. quiddany
  9. quiddative
  10. quiddatively
  11. quidded

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