qu.n.¹

Forms: 1600s– qu., 1900s– qu (without point). Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: question n.

Etymology: Shortened < question n. (as a graphic abbreviation).

Now rare.

= question n.In later use largely replaced by Q n. 16c.

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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun]

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1608 T. Draxe Worldes Resurrection 102 1. Qu. Can one and the same person be an enemy and a friend vnto God..at one & the same time?

1657 W. Thomas Vindic. Script. & Ministery v. 33 1. qu. How can the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles be called a foundation?

1704 I. Newton Opticks i. 133 Qu. 6. Do not black Bodies conceive heat more easily from Light than those of other Colours do?

1732 B. Franklin Proposals & Queries to be Asked Junto in Papers I. (1959) 259 Qu. What do you mean by a sound Mind? A. A Faculty of reasoning justly and truly.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 29 Q., Qu., or Qy., query, question.

2001 E. Grant God & Reason in Middle Ages (2004) 254 In his Questions on De caelo (bk. 2, qu. 6), John Buridan asked ‘whether beyond the heavens that are moved, there should be assumed a heaven that is resting or unmoved’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

qu.n.²

Forms: 1600s– qu., 1900s– QU (without point). Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: query int.

Etymology: Shortened < query int. (as a graphic abbreviation).

= query int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > introducing a question [verb (impersonal)]

quaere?1530

query1653

qu.1657

qy.1819

1657 R. Baxter Certain Disputations Rights to Sacraments ii. 234 Qu. Whether it bee not crueltie in mee to comply with that mans desires that would have Baptism or the Lords Supper, without making a profession of saving faith.

1698 L. Milbourne Notes Dryden's Virgil ii. i. 133 Qu. Whether Croaking be the Characteristic of a loquacious crew?

1776 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 1 May (1997) I. 416 J. Walker desires me to pay & charge to him £23–1–6 but qu. how much Powder money & how much Boston.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 29 Q., Qu., or Qy., query, question.

1945 G. S. Earlie Current Abbrev. 165 qu., Q., q., Qu., Qy. or qy., query.

1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 108 QU? Is this correct? A proofreader's mark, placed in the margin of proof as a query to editor or author.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† qu.n.³

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quasi adv.

Etymology: Shortened < quasi adv. (as a graphic abbreviation).

Obsolete.

In dictionaries, etc.: = quasi adv. 2.

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the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [adverb] > etymology > introducing etymological explanation

quasi1568

Q1658

qu.1676

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > less than a penny

cue1440

cee1543

qu.1676

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Belive, qu. by the Eve, anon.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Bangle-eared (qu. Bendle-eared).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

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释义	qu.n.¹ Forms: 1600s– qu., 1900s– qu (without point). Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: question n. Etymology: Shortened < question n. (as a graphic abbreviation). Now rare. = question n.In later use largely replaced by Q n. 16c. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] thingeOE evenOE questionc1225 purposec1350 themec1380 mattera1387 reasonc1390 substancea1393 chapter1393 occasion1426 titlec1450 intentc1460 article1531 place1532 scope1549 subject1563 argumenta1568 string1583 matter subject1586 subject matter1587 qu.1608 haunt1622 seat1628 object matter1653 business1655 topic1728 locus1753 sub1779 ground1796 1608 T. Draxe Worldes Resurrection 102 1. Qu. Can one and the same person be an enemy and a friend vnto God..at one & the same time? 1657 W. Thomas Vindic. Script. & Ministery v. 33 1. qu. How can the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles be called a foundation? 1704 I. Newton Opticks i. 133 Qu. 6. Do not black Bodies conceive heat more easily from Light than those of other Colours do? 1732 B. Franklin Proposals & Queries to be Asked Junto in Papers I. (1959) 259 Qu. What do you mean by a sound Mind? A. A Faculty of reasoning justly and truly. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 29 Q., Qu., or Qy., query, question. 2001 E. Grant God & Reason in Middle Ages (2004) 254 In his Questions on De caelo (bk. 2, qu. 6), John Buridan asked ‘whether beyond the heavens that are moved, there should be assumed a heaven that is resting or unmoved’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). qu.n.² Forms: 1600s– qu., 1900s– QU (without point). Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: query int. Etymology: Shortened < query int. (as a graphic abbreviation). = query int. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > introducing a question [verb (impersonal)] quaere?1530 query1653 qu.1657 qy.1819 1657 R. Baxter Certain Disputations Rights to Sacraments ii. 234 Qu. Whether it bee not crueltie in mee to comply with that mans desires that would have Baptism or the Lords Supper, without making a profession of saving faith. 1698 L. Milbourne Notes Dryden's Virgil ii. i. 133 Qu. Whether Croaking be the Characteristic of a loquacious crew? 1776 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 1 May (1997) I. 416 J. Walker desires me to pay & charge to him £23–1–6 but qu. how much Powder money & how much Boston. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 29 Q., Qu., or Qy., query, question. 1945 G. S. Earlie Current Abbrev. 165 qu., Q., q., Qu., Qy. or qy., query. 1970 R. K. Kent Lang. Journalism 108 QU? Is this correct? A proofreader's mark, placed in the margin of proof as a query to editor or author. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † qu.n.³ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quasi adv. Etymology: Shortened < quasi adv. (as a graphic abbreviation). Obsolete. In dictionaries, etc.: = quasi adv. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [adverb] > etymology > introducing etymological explanation quasi1568 Q1658 qu.1676 society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > less than a penny cue1440 cee1543 qu.1676 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Belive, qu. by the Eve, anon. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Bangle-eared (qu. Bendle-eared). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.¹1608n.²1657n.³1676
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