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() the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.


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  • () the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k/) is from the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph/nician, the ultimate origin being Egyptian.

Q - 642 Partial Matches Found (Page 4 of 8)

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Quatrefoil Quatuor Quave Quavemire Quaver
Quavered Quaverer Quavering Quay Quayage
Quayd Que Queach Queachy Quean
Queasily Queasiness Queasy Quebec Quebracho
Quebrith Quech Queck Queen Queencraft
Queendom Queened Queenfish Queenhood Queening
Queenliness Queenly Queenship Queensland Queer
Queerish Queerly Queerness Queest Quegh
Queint Queintise Quell Quelled Queller
Quelling Quellio Quelquechose Queme Quemeful
Quench Quenchable Quenched Quencher Quenching
Quenchless Quenelle Quenouille Quercitannic Quercite
Quercitin Quercitrin Quercitron Quercus Querele
Querent Queried Queries Querimony Querist
Querken Querl Quermonious Quern Querpo
Querquedule Querry Querulential Querulous Query
Querying Quesal Quest Questant Quester
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