{ "quod":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": prison":[] }, "examples":[ "the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The end of the poem reads, quod amantem iniuria talis / cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus. \u2014 Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker , 6 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1700, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "bastille", "big house", "bridewell", "brig", "calaboose", "can", "clink", "cooler", "coop", "guardroom", "hock", "hold", "hoosegow", "jail", "jailhouse", "joint", "jug", "lockup", "nick", "pen", "penitentiary", "pokey", "prison", "slam", "slammer", "stir", "stockade", "tolbooth" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171532", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "quondam":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": former , sometime":[ "a quondam friend" ] }, "examples":[ "a quondam oil baron now living comfortably in retirement", "Recent Examples on the Web", "By coincidence, the same day that Reichstag burned, Einstein wrote to his quondam mistress, Margarete Lenbach. \u2014 Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic , 9 June 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1539, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, at one time, formerly, from quom, cum when; akin to Latin qui who \u2014 more at who":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccdam", "\u02c8kw\u00e4n-d\u0259m" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "onetime", "other", "past", "sometime", "whilom" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015810", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "quos deus vult perdere prius dementat":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": those whom a god wishes to destroy he first drives mad":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u014ds-\u02c8d\u0101-u\u0307s-\u02ccwu\u0307lt-\u02c8per-de-\u02ccr\u0101-\u02ccpri-u\u0307s-d\u0101-\u02c8men-\u02cct\u00e4t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174033", "type":[ "Latin phrase" ] }, "quot":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "quotation":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084443", "type":[ "abbreviation" ] }, "quota":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the number or amount constituting a proportional share":[], ": a fixed number or percentage of minority group members or women needed to meet the requirements of affirmative action":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014d-t\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "allotment", "allowance", "cut", "end", "part", "piece", "portion", "proportion", "share", "slice", "take" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The agency imposes strict fishing quotas .", "The company has imposed quotas on hiring.", "He lost his driver's license because he exceeded the quota of traffic violations.", "The department set new sales quotas in January.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This resulted in Channel 4 falling short of its annual quota to subtitle 90% of programs on Freesat, achieving only 85.41%, which is in breach of its licence conditions. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 20 June 2022", "Sorry, guys, but our quota for serial-necrophiliac jokes has already been reached. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "To encourage car purchases, Shanghai officials will increase the quota of vehicles in Shanghai by 40,000, as well as reduce taxes and offer subsidies to those buying electric vehicles. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 30 May 2022", "Civil servants \u2014 including in some instances professions like teachers with no public health role \u2014 are under pressure to track down and convince elderly people to take the vaccines, sometimes being allotted a quota of households to bring in. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022", "At its core, the directive simply states that streamers must offer a 30% quota of European content to European subscribers. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022", "This comes after a judge cut down the daily quota of documents Eastman has to review from 1,500 to 1,000. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 Mar. 2022", "At the time, NBA team owners adhered to an unwritten but widely acknowledged quota of four Black players per team. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022", "Wisconsin had to end its wolf hunting season early in Spring 2021 after more than 200 wolves were killed in less than 60 hours, far surpassing the state\u2019s quota of 119. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin, from Latin quota pars how great a part":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150902" }, "quota immigrant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an immigrant subject to the quota restrictions imposed by various U.S. immigration laws":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100119" }, "quotable":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": fit for or worth quoting":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The season had so many memorable moments and quotable lines. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022", "The coming-of-age movie, largely credited for kicking off the careers of actors who now identify as some of Hollywood's most notable A-listers, has stood the test of time thanks to its relatable plot and quotable dialogue. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022", "There might not be illuminating and ceaselessly quotable verses about longing and heartbreak, but Lorde is offering up her own luxurious path to self-care. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022", "The film, based on the best-selling novel by the late Mario Puzo, has several classic scenes and highly quotable lines that have become ingrained in the pop-culture lexicon. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022", "The drama elevated mafia movies into popular culture forever and arguably became the most quotable film of all time. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022", "The part comes loaded with quotable lines, the most iconic being a piece of profanity shouted by Hurt at a corpse that, only seconds earlier, used to work for him. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022", "Rogozin has always been a quotable , controversial figure. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022", "In fact, Tom Holland's first solo outing as Spider-Man in 2017's Homecoming skipped many recognizable beats of those previous films, not depicting the character's tragic origin story and omitting references to the quotable Uncle Ben. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1811, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014d-t\u0259-b\u0259l", "also \u02c8k\u014d-" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061008", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "quotableness":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": quotability":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "quotable + -ness":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004707", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "quotation":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of quoting":[], ": the naming or publishing of current bids and offers or prices of securities or commodities":[] }, "examples":[ "He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point.", "a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln", "a book of humorous quotations", "She relied heavily on quotation in her essays, which made them less original.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For one thing, his characters are often literary folk, given to quotation . \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022", "John Madden was the living embodiment of that quotation . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021", "Will those quotation marks stay in place during the course of the film or will matters start to become homicidal for real", "The issue was that Cage, even at his most outlandish, has never put quotation marks around his performances. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022", "Unsurprisingly, transparency from studios and especially streaming services remains a mostly theoretical concept, or one that to creators is framed by quotation marks. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022", "The senator did not say where that quotation came from. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022", "Try to bring that quotation to mind the next time your uncle tries dragging you down into the mud for a fight. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022", "Try to bring that quotation to mind the next time your uncle tries dragging you down into the mud for a fight. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 9 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "also k\u014d-", "kw\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "citation", "quote" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185650", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "quote":{ "antonyms":[ "citation", "quotation" ], "definitions":{ ": borrow sense 2a":[ "quoting the motifs of past artists" ], ": quotation":[], ": quotation mark":[ "\u2014 often used orally to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation" ], ": to cite in illustration":[ "quote a similar case" ], ": to give exact information on":[], ": to inform a hearer or reader that matter following is quoted":[], ": to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration":[], ": to set off by quotation marks":[], ": to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment":[], ": to state (the current price or bid-offer spread) for a commodity, stock, or bond":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "He began his speech by quoting Shakespeare.", "The reporter quoted the police chief as saying that an investigation would be launched soon.", "He quotes the Bible frequently.", "Noun", "Each chapter of the book began with an inspirational quote .", "She included quotes from the poem in her essay.", "The article included quotes from the mayor and several councilors.", "The price quotes exceeded our expectations.", "I checked the stock quotes online.", "Titles of newspaper articles should be placed in quotes .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "There's only one thing to do, to quote T&C's summer cover: go. \u2014 Allie Holloway Styled By Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 15 June 2022", "The prisoners were reportedly, on paper, all quote -unquote volunteers who signed up to swallow DDT and a cup of milk every morning. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022", "Some of his proposals include potentially charging websites a fee to quote or embed tweets from verified accounts. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 12 May 2022", "How often do people quote it to you/sing it at you now", "Riordan went on to quote a Boston Globe article by Felice J. Freyer about implicit bias. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022", "His and Black Violin\u2019s only concern these days is putting on a good show, a musical spectacle that keeps everyone guessing with unpredictable combinations as likely to quote Bruno Mars as Bach, Kendrick Lamar as Vivaldi. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 1 May 2022", "Luttig had no idea that Pence had seen his tweet, or was going to quote him, until Pence released his statement. \u2014 Jamie Gangel And Jeremy Herb, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022", "And listen, everyone and their mother loves to quote The Office, but this cannot be a coincidence. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 20 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The tweet generated more than 140,000 likes and nearly 5,000 quote tweets, including one from the film\u2019s director. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "This story was updated at 5/10/22 at 1:33 p.m. ET with a quote from DA Fani Willis about the use of music and lyrics in the indictment. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022", "In a quote often repeated, the Republican political strategist Lee Atwater once traced the history of Southern white politicians using race to their advantage \u2014 from shouting the n-word on the stump to more abstract policy positions like tax cuts. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022", "Most notable in this quote is his mention of therapy. \u2014 Brianna Carter, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022", "Witherspoon, 45, gave her stamp of approval in a quote -tweet, referring to another one of the film's iconic lines. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022", "Satterfield included in her filing a quote from Stephen Pierce, the son of Robert Pierce, who was a law intern in the District building when Muzikir shot him in his back. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 19 June 2022", "Today Khalia Carter's senior quote is ringing true. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022", "Technology has helped create more personalized insurance offerings, prompting users to enter relevant information and, within moments, receive a price quote for a policy. \u2014 Amit Nisenbaum, Forbes , 15 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin quotare to mark the number of, number references, from Latin quotus of what number or quantity, from quot how many, (as) many as; akin to Latin qui who \u2014 more at who":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dt", "also \u02c8k\u014dt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "adduce", "cite", "instance", "mention" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193741", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "quotidian":{ "antonyms":[ "extraordinary", "infrequent", "rare", "seldom", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unusual" ], "definitions":{ ": belonging to each day : everyday":[ "quotidian routine" ], ": commonplace , ordinary":[ "quotidian drabness" ], ": occurring every day":[ "quotidian fever" ] }, "examples":[ "not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples had, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood", "plagued by a quotidian coughing fit, the result of years of smoking", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Those legends made what was disastrous seem quotidian , unremarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022", "The rise of this particular bar reveals a lot about the state of natural wine in San Francisco, showing how this subculture has evolved from something extreme and exclusive to something quotidian and inclusive. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022", "Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022", "So far, so fairy tale, but the story drifts back into the quotidian details of village life. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019", "Many of the 17th-century artist\u2019s paintings center on women engaging in quotidian tasks such as reading, writing and playing musical instruments. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020", "These characters' supernatural talents are presented in an utterly matter-of-fact manner, in a film which is solidly grounded in quotidian detail. \u2014 Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2020", "The mundane and quotidian memories of smells, ephemera, or small gestures heightened the intensity of the allegations. \u2014 Treva B. Lindsey, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2019", "The hustle of modern middle-class life\u2014work, kids, activities, socializing, conferences, travel\u2014has been reduced to the unit of the home, the radius of the local park, with quotidian destinations of grocery store and pharmacy. \u2014 Jenny Anderson, Quartz , 17 Apr. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English cotidian , from Anglo-French, from Latin quotidianus, cotidianus , from quotidie every day, from quot (as) many as + dies day \u2014 more at deity":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u014d-\u02c8tid-\u0113-\u0259n", "kw\u014d-\u02c8ti-d\u0113-\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "common", "common or garden", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "frequent", "garden-variety", "household", "ordinary", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011920", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "quorum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a select group":[], ": the number (such as a majority) of officers or members of a body that when duly assembled is legally competent to transact business":[], ": a Mormon body comprising those in the same grade of priesthood":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dr-\u0259m", "\u02c8kw\u022fr-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "We need five people to make a quorum .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Without its participation, SLND1 would have failed to reach quorum and flopped on the technical. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "With his absence plus the other six stepping aside, the commission might not have a quorum to meet and do any additional business. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022", "In a statement early Tuesday, ranking member Pat Toomey announced Republicans would not attend the meeting, meaning Democrats would not have the quorum necessary to hold the votes. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022", "The standoff ended by mid-August, when enough Democrats returned to the state capital of Austin for lawmakers to reach a quorum , and a voting bill quickly flew through the state House and Senate and was signed by Abbott within weeks. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021", "Republicans will now be able to pass a number of bills Democrats have contested after Democratic Rep. Leo Pacheco resigned Thursday \u2013 allowing the 100-member requirement needed to reach a quorum to drop to a 99-member threshold. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 20 Aug. 2021", "As of Friday, the House has still been unable to reach a quorum . \u2014 Emily Caldwell, Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2021", "In their absence, the statehouse can't reach a quorum required by the Texas Constitution, though the Constitution also allows them to be legally compelled to return. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 13 July 2021", "The proposal barely cleared a 1% quorum in the affirmative with 1.13% share. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 19 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, quorum of justices of the peace, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220110" }, "quo warranto":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an English writ formerly requiring a person to show by what authority he exercises a public office, franchise, or liberty":[], ": a legal proceeding for a like purpose begun by an information":[], ": the legal action begun by a quo warranto":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cckw\u014d-w\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4n-(\u02cc)t\u014d", "-\u02c8w\u00e4r-", "-\u02c8ran-", "\u02c8kw\u014d-w\u0259-\u02c8ran-t\u014d, -\u02c8r\u00e4n-", "-\u02c8w\u022fr-\u0259n-\u02cct\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The complaint asks Kaul to remedy the situation through a quo warranto action, or a challenge to Prehn's right to remain on the board after his term expired. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 July 2021", "This quo warranto business may feel airy and academic. \u2014 Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine , 15 Feb. 2017", "Chief Justice Jorge Labarga questioned why the court would wait until the appointments were made and a quo warranto claim was filed before resolving the conflict. \u2014 Mary Ellen Klas, miamiherald , 1 Nov. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English quo waranto , from Medieval Latin quo warranto by what warrant; from the wording of the writ":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220944" }, "quo vadis":{ "type":[ "Latin phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": where are you going":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u014d-\u02c8w\u00e4-dis", "-\u02c8v\u00e4-d\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224218" }, "Quoratean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a language family of the Hokan stock in California comprising Karok":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cckw\u022fr\u0259\u02c8t\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Yurok Quoratem , area near Salmon River, Idaho + English -an":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225816" }, "quotient group":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a group whose elements are the cosets of a normal subgroup of a given group":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1893, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002543" }, "quorate":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having a sufficient number of officers or members present to transact business : having a quorum":[ "a quorate meeting", "not enough members to form a quorate group" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1893, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005941" }, "quotient":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the number resulting from the division of one number by another":[], ": the numerical ratio usually multiplied by 100 between a test score and a standard value":[], ": quota , share":[], ": the magnitude of a specified characteristic or quality":[ "the celebrity's likability quotient is high" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014d-sh\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "While emotional quotients help regulate self-awareness and empathy, the social quotient can determine a person\u2019s ability to work across different cultures. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "The look draws on Scandinavian themes with its light wood tones, pastel hues, natural light, another region of the world renowned for its love of the outdoors, affinity for coffee, and high happiness quotient . \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "Not so with Suitsupply's Havana suit, which is interwoven with wool and silk to prevent skin irritation while upping its luxury quotient . \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 16 May 2022", "Who a food is produced by and consumed by has no correlation to its health quotient . \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022", "Though some have trickled back as the site began instituting more controls, the unfiltered-celebrity quotient has notably diminished. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022", "To bump up the fun quotient , grab a friend before getting down to it. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022", "Through much of my career, the higher the budget went up, the higher the fear quotient went up, and from the people in charge, there was a lot less creativity on set because there was so much fear. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022", "Alternately harrowing and hilarious, the book\u2019s drug-consumption-per-page quotient is enough to humble Hunter S. Thompson and William S. Burroughs combined. \u2014 Alan Light, SPIN , 5 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English quocient , modification of Latin quotiens how many times, from quot how many":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010348" }, "quorum sensing":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a regulatory mechanism of bacteria that involves the release of molecules which when present at threshold concentrations signal the expression of bacterial genes controlling specific group actions (such as the formation of biofilms)":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "When the density of bacteria gets high enough for their chemical signals to reach each other\u2019s diffusional spheres of influence (about 10 micrometers from the cell surface, or 10 times its diameter), then quorum sensing takes effect. \u2014 Members Of The Ocean Memory Project, Scientific American , 15 Aug. 2020", "One species that relies on quorum sensing is P. aeruginosa, a nasty pathogen that infects and causes disease in plants, animals and, when an opportunity presents itself, in humans. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1994, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014321" }, "quotum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": proportion , part":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dt\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, neuter of quotus of what number":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022429" }, "quorum pars magna fui":{ "type":[ "Latin quotation from Virgil" ], "definitions":{ ": in which I played a great part":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u022fr-u\u0307m-\u02ccp\u00e4rs-\u02ccm\u00e4g-n\u00e4-\u02c8fu\u0307-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024842" }, "quotient ring":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a ring whose elements are the cosets of an ideal in a given ring":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1958, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050745" }, "quop":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": throb":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4p" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "earlier quap , from Middle English quappen":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055807" }, "quoz":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": something queer or absurd":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4z" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably alteration of quiz":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063906" }, "quorum call":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the action of calling off a list of names (as of the members of a legislature) to determine whether a quorum is present":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131551" }, "quoit":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game":[], ": a game in which the quoits are thrown at an upright pin in an attempt to ring the pin or come as near to it as possible":[], ": to throw like a quoit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u022fit", "\u02c8kw\u0101t", "\u02c8k\u022fit" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English coite":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1597, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202935" }, "quoiter":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who plays quoits":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "pronunciation at 1 quoit +\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English coiter , from coiten + -er":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210442" }, "quotlibet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": quodlibet sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4tl\u0259\u02ccbet" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "by alteration":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075003" }, "quoits":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a flattened ring of iron or circle of rope used in a throwing game":[], ": a game in which the quoits are thrown at 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Robbie, Adrien Grenier, Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer and Chris Hemsworth and hop the ferry to Rotto \u2014 short for Rottnest, in the Aussie way \u2014 for a quokka selfie. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 July 2019", "Unfortunately, development on the mainland has not been so kind to the quokka . \u2014 Hamish Stubbs, National Geographic , 13 July 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Nyungar (Australian aboriginal language of southwest Western Australia) gwaga":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1830, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120551" }, "quotation mark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of a pair of punctuation marks \" \" or ' ' used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a quotation in which the exact phraseology of another or of a text is directly cited":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Stevens gives Percy\u2019s satellite characters relatively few identifying features, weaving their staccato dialogue throughout her blunt narration without quotation marks . \u2014 Haley Mlotek, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2020", "Text can be absorbed in blocks; the eye searches for keywords or names or other pointers such as quotation marks . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019", "The bug is known as an unquoted service path, which as its name suggests, happens when a developer forgets to surround a file path with quotation marks . \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Oct. 2019", "In keeping with Off-White's now-iconic typography that always includes quotation marks , Abloh's brand has launched five black travel pouches to help make your packing easier. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 13 Aug. 2019", "Others, describing the village-wide search for Lanny, are rushed run-ons, lacking attributions and quotation marks , creating a sense of muddled panic and frenzy. \u2014 Maya Phillips, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019", "Presnal is a chef who likes having fun, and his menu is littered with coy quotation marks , signaling foods that playfully masquerade as other foods. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 25 June 2019", "This is a form of art\u2014no quotation marks \u2014that makes sense in a world that frequently does not. \u2014 Sheila Marikar, ELLE Decor , 6 Sep. 2018", "Vladimir Nabokov once wrote that reality is one of the few words that means nothing without quotation marks . \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1859, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120901" }, "Quonset":{ "type":[ "trademark" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259t", "\u02c8kw\u00e4n-z\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212911" }, "quoll":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Dasyurus ) of small spotted carnivorous marsupials of Australia and New Guinea":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "When the baby is old enough to leave the quoll pouch, raise it into adulthood. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022", "By 2003, the Australian government moved an insurance population of quolls to offshore islands free of cane toads. \u2014 Ashley Braun, Longreads , 24 Oct. 2019", "But the new quoll joeys indicate that despite its setbacks, the rewilding program has been a success. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 10 July 2018", "After the arrival of Europeans, new predators like cats began to make a dent in the quoll population. \u2014 Matt Warren, Science | AAAS , 5 June 2018", "One of Tasmania\u2019s most prominent tiger-hunting groups, the Thylacine Research Unit, or T.R.U., looked at the images and pronounced the animal a quoll , a marsupial carnivore that looks vaguely like a weasel. \u2014 Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker , 16 Jan. 2012", "It's estimated that larger enclosures will allow for 40 additional quoll births each year. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 Mar. 2018", "For thousands of years eastern quolls played a part in the ecosystem as primarily insect-eaters. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 16 Mar. 2018", "If two other species are any indication, however, the quolls should do fine. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 16 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "short for je-quoll , from Guugu Yimidhirr (Australian aboriginal language of northern Queensland) dhigul":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1770, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105118" }, "quonk":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": noise (as from conversation) that disturbs or disrupts a television or radio program because of its proximity to the microphones or cameras":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4\u014bk" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "imitative":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031121" }, "quotation furniture":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": metal printing furniture cast hollow with the bottom side open which closely resembles quotation quads and whose dimensions are usually given in picas":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably so called from its being used originally to fill between marginal notes":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043102" }, "quoin post":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-054106" }, "quodlibet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a whimsical combination of familiar melodies or texts":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4d-l\u0259-\u02ccbet" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Medieval Latin quodlibetum , from Latin quodlibet , neuter of quilibet any whatever, from qui who, what + libet it pleases, from lib\u0113re to please \u2014 more at who , love":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105714" }, "quotation noun":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": hypostasis sense 7b":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114101" }, "quotation quad":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hollow printing quad with the bottom side open whose dimensions are usually given in points":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153225" }, "quotation board":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large board (as in a broker's office) on which are posted the current prices of stocks, bonds, or commodities on the several exchanges":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155449" }, "quodlibetic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "quodlibet + -ic or -ical":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192822" }, "quod erat faciendum":{ "type":[ "Latin phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": which (is what) was to be done (originally)":[ "\u2014 abbreviation q.e.f.", "\u2014 used at the end of a geometrical construction" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cckw\u022fd-\u02c8er-\u02cc\u00e4t-\u02ccf\u00e4-k\u0113-\u02c8en-\u02ccdu\u0307m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224337" }, "quod erat demonstrandum":{ "type":[ "Latin phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": which (is what) was to be shown (originally)":[ "\u2014 abbreviation QED", "\u2014 used at the end of a logical or mathematical proof" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cckw\u022fd-\u02c8er-\u02cc\u00e4t-\u02ccde-m\u0259n-\u02c8stran-d\u0259m", "-\u02ccd\u0101-\u02ccm\u022fn-\u02c8str\u00e4n-\u02ccdu\u0307m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001857" }, "quod semper, quod ubique, quod ab omnibus":{ "type":[ "Latin quotation from St. Vincent de L\u00e9rins" ], "definitions":{ ": what (is) always, what (is) everywhere, what (is) by everybody (believed)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02cckw\u022fd-u\u0307-\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)kw\u0101-", "kw\u022fd-\u02c8sem-\u02ccper kw\u022fd-\u02c8u\u0307-bi-\u02cckw\u0101 \u02cckw\u022fd-\u00e4b-\u02c8\u022fm-ni-\u02ccbu\u0307s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015410" }, "quod vide":{ "type":[ "Latin phrase" ], "definitions":{ ": which see":[ "\u2014 abbreviation qv", "\u2014 used to identify a cross-reference in text" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u022fd-\u02c8wi-\u02ccde" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022451" }, "quotative":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a function word used in informal contexts to introduce a quotation":[ "\"like\" is a quotative in \"He was like, 'Oh, no! not again!'\"" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014d-t\u0259-tiv" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1893, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035717" }, "quotational":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": of the nature of a quotation : indicating quotation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0101sh\u0259n\u1d4al", "-\u0101shn\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041059" }, "quoin":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a solid exterior angle (as of a building)":[], ": one of the members (such as a block) forming a quoin and usually differentiated from the adjoining walls by material, texture, color, size, or projection":[], ": the keystone or a voussoir of an arch":[], ": a wooden or expandable metal block used by printers to lock up a form within a chase":[], ": to equip (a type form) with quoins":[], ": to provide with quoins":[ "quoined walls" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8k\u022fin", "\u02c8kw\u022fin" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Lancet windows punctuate the stone exterior, which is embellished with quoin corners, while bringing light into the white-walled rooms. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021", "Hempel came up with a quoin \u2014 an expandable metal gadget that could hold the type into a form with greater ease \u2014 and patented it, which seems to have given him the wherewithal to head south. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2020", "Classic Jacobethan Revival features outside include a two-story turret with a conical roof, five fluted chimneys and contrasting stone quoins accenting corners. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 18 May 2018", "The locks were shut down on Jan. 15 and underwent several repairs while closed, including the replacement of gate anchors, miter blocks, quoin blocks and cylinder seals. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press , 23 Mar. 2018", "Marble from a house that was razed to make way for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art was repurposed as quoin (corner) work, arches and corbels. \u2014 Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity.com , 28 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of coin entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045756" }, "quoddy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an open sloop-rigged sailboat once used especially for fishing along the Maine coast":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u00e4d\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from Passama quoddy Bay, inlet between New Brunswick, Canada, and Maine":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060453" }, "quoins":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a solid exterior angle (as of a building)":[], ": one of the members (such as a block) forming a quoin and usually differentiated from the adjoining walls by material, texture, color, size, or projection":[], ": the keystone or a voussoir of an arch":[], ": a wooden or expandable metal block used by printers to lock up a form within a chase":[], ": to equip (a type form) with quoins":[], ": to provide with quoins":[ "quoined walls" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8k\u022fin", "\u02c8kw\u022fin" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Lancet windows punctuate the stone exterior, which is embellished with quoin corners, while bringing light into the white-walled rooms. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021", "Hempel came up with a quoin \u2014 an expandable metal gadget that could hold the type into a form with greater ease \u2014 and patented it, which seems to have given him the wherewithal to head south. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2020", "Classic Jacobethan Revival features outside include a two-story turret with a conical roof, five fluted chimneys and contrasting stone quoins accenting corners. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 18 May 2018", "The locks were shut down on Jan. 15 and underwent several repairs while closed, including the replacement of gate anchors, miter blocks, quoin blocks and cylinder seals. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, Detroit Free Press , 23 Mar. 2018", "Marble from a house that was razed to make way for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art was repurposed as quoin (corner) work, arches and corbels. \u2014 Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity.com , 28 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of coin entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062231" }, "quominus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a writ under old English law for preventing waste of a wood by one having housebote and haybote therein":[], ": a writ formerly used to found jurisdiction in the Exchequer Court alleging the plaintiff's diminished ability to pay his crown debts":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dm\u0259n\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, whereby the less, that not; from the clause in the writ alluding to the plaintiff's diminished ability to pay his crown debts":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092859" }, "quod computet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a legal judgment ordering a defendant to account":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u00e4d\u02c8k\u00e4mpy\u0259\u02cctet" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin, literally, that he account":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094449" }, "quomodo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": means , manner":[ "the quomodo with which to pay off debts" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dm\u0259\u02ccd\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, in what manner, how, from quo (ablative of qui who, what) + modo , ablative of modus manner":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101808" }, "quote, unquote":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123618" }, "quote someone on":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to tell other people that someone said (something)":[ "Can I quote you on that ?" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140317" }, "quoth":{ "type":[ "verb, past tense" ], "definitions":{ ": said entry 1":[ "\u2014 used chiefly in the first and third persons with a postpositive subject" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dth", "also \u02c8k\u014dth" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, past of quethen to say, from Old English cwethan ; akin to Old High German quedan to say":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150236" }, "quote mark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": quotation mark":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161706" }, "quotee":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who is quoted":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)k(w)\u014dt\u00a6\u0113", "-\u014d\u00a6t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "quote + -ee":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162927" }, "quoted":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to speak or write (a passage) from another usually with credit acknowledgment":[], ": to repeat a passage from especially in substantiation or illustration":[], ": borrow sense 2a":[ "quoting the motifs of past artists" ], ": to cite in illustration":[ "quote a similar case" ], ": to state (the current price or bid-offer spread) for a commodity, stock, or bond":[], ": to give exact information on":[], ": to set off by quotation marks":[], ": to inform a hearer or reader that matter following is quoted":[], ": quotation":[], ": quotation mark":[ "\u2014 often used orally to indicate the beginning of a direct quotation" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014dt", "also \u02c8k\u014dt" ], "synonyms":[ "adduce", "cite", "instance", "mention" ], "antonyms":[ "citation", "quotation" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "He began his speech by quoting Shakespeare.", "The reporter quoted the police chief as saying that an investigation would be launched soon.", "He quotes the Bible frequently.", "Noun", "Each chapter of the book began with an inspirational quote .", "She included quotes from the poem in her essay.", "The article included quotes from the mayor and several councilors.", "The price quotes exceeded our expectations.", "I checked the stock quotes online.", "Titles of newspaper articles should be placed in quotes .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "There's only one thing to do, to quote T&C's summer cover: go. \u2014 Allie Holloway Styled By Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 15 June 2022", "The prisoners were reportedly, on paper, all quote -unquote volunteers who signed up to swallow DDT and a cup of milk every morning. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022", "Some of his proposals include potentially charging websites a fee to quote or embed tweets from verified accounts. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 12 May 2022", "How often do people quote it to you/sing it at you now? \u2014 Ruth Kinane, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2022", "Riordan went on to quote a Boston Globe article by Felice J. Freyer about implicit bias. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022", "His and Black Violin\u2019s only concern these days is putting on a good show, a musical spectacle that keeps everyone guessing with unpredictable combinations as likely to quote Bruno Mars as Bach, Kendrick Lamar as Vivaldi. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 1 May 2022", "Luttig had no idea that Pence had seen his tweet, or was going to quote him, until Pence released his statement. \u2014 Jamie Gangel And Jeremy Herb, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022", "And listen, everyone and their mother loves to quote The Office, but this cannot be a coincidence. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 20 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The tweet generated more than 140,000 likes and nearly 5,000 quote tweets, including one from the film\u2019s director. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "This story was updated at 5/10/22 at 1:33 p.m. ET with a quote from DA Fani Willis about the use of music and lyrics in the indictment. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022", "In a quote often repeated, the Republican political strategist Lee Atwater once traced the history of Southern white politicians using race to their advantage \u2014 from shouting the n-word on the stump to more abstract policy positions like tax cuts. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022", "Most notable in this quote is his mention of therapy. \u2014 Brianna Carter, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022", "Witherspoon, 45, gave her stamp of approval in a quote -tweet, referring to another one of the film's iconic lines. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022", "Satterfield included in her filing a quote from Stephen Pierce, the son of Robert Pierce, who was a law intern in the District building when Muzikir shot him in his back. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 19 June 2022", "Today Khalia Carter's senior quote is ringing true. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022", "Technology has helped create more personalized insurance offerings, prompting users to enter relevant information and, within moments, receive a price quote for a policy. \u2014 Amit Nisenbaum, Forbes , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin quotare to mark the number of, number references, from Latin quotus of what number or quantity, from quot how many, (as) many as; akin to Latin qui who \u2014 more at who":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163248" }, "quoted price":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the bid and offered prices of a security on a stock exchange at a given time":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "quoted from past participle of quote entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170100" }, "quote as saying":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to report or say (the exact words) of (someone)":[ "\u2014 usually used in the form be quoted as He was quoted as saying there would be further delays." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172044" }, "quotha":{ "type":[ "interjection" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kw\u014d-th\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of quoth he":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1519, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183305" }, "quot homines, tot sententiae":{ "type":[ "Latin quotation from Terence" ], "definitions":{ ": as many men, so many opinions : there are as many opinions as there are people":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "kw\u022ft-\u02c8h\u022f-mi-\u02ccn\u0101s \u02cct\u022ft-sen-\u02c8ten-t\u0113-\u02cc\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190128" }, "quotid":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "every day":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin quotidie":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210500" } }