q

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Letter 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.2 See also 1.3 Symbol 1.3.1 See also 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.1.1 Homophones 2.2 Noun 2.3 Abbreviation 2.3.1 Related terms 2.3.2 Homophones 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Letter 3.3 See also 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Latin 5.1 Abbreviation 6 Spanish 6.1 Abbreviation

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Letter

Q q

1. The 17th letter of the English alphabet, preceded by P and followed by R, and representing /kw/ or /k/.

[edit] Derived terms

• With hook: ʠ

[edit] See also

• Ϙ (koppa)

[edit] Symbol

q

1. A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular stop.

q, Q

1. (physics) electrical charge
2. (physics) heat

[edit] See also

• Words beginning with "q"
• Words beginning with "Q"

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kjuː/, SAMPA: /kju:/

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• Rhymes: -uː

[edit] Homophones

• cue
• queue

[edit] Noun

q or Q

1. The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet.

[edit] Abbreviation

q (plural qs)

1. (sports) conditional qualification

[edit] Related terms

• Q
• DNQ, DNS, DNF, DSQ, DQ

[edit] Homophones

queue

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /ky/

[edit] Letter

q (lower case, upper case Q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

• Previous letter: p
• Next letter: r

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

q m. and f. inv.

1. See under Q

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Abbreviation

q

1. Quintus

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Abbreviation

q

1. Used in SMS for que and qué