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QUOT

Date "QUOT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

"QUOT" is a common misspelling or typo for: quit, quota, quote, quoted.


Specialty Definition: QUOT

DomainDefinition

Literature

Quot Quot linguas calles, tot homines vales. As many languages as you know, so many separate individuals you are worth. Attributed to Charles V. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Slang in 1811

COT, or QUOT. A man who meddles with women's household business, particularly in the kitchen. The punishment commonly inflicted on a quot, is pinning a greasy dishclout to the skirts of his coat. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: QUOT

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Discord

Phrase: quot homines tot sententiae; no love lost between them, non nostrum tantas componere lites; Mars gravior sub pace latet.

Dissent

Phrase: many men many minds; quot homines tot sententiae; tant s'en faut; il s'en faut bien;no way; by no means; count me out.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: QUOT

Specialty definitions using "QUOT": COT. (references)
Etymologies containing "QUOT": Quotiety. (references)
Non-English Usage: "QUOT" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (as many, as many (indecl.), as many as, how many, of what number).

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Commercial Usage: QUOT

DomainTitle

Books

  • How Many Animals?/Quot Animalia?: Quot Animalia (An I Am Reading Latin Book) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: QUOT

"QUOT" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "QUOT" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (base form)100%2245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: QUOT

Expression using "QUOT": quot homines tot sententiae. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: QUOT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

mickey mouse quot quot

305

dvd quot quot r

55

pooh quot quot winnie

247

42 plasma quot

54

clock quot quot wall

146

microsoft quot quot word

52

17 lcd monitor quot

134

dvd player quot quot

50

deere john quot quot

133

dvd player portable quot quot

47

15 lcd monitor quot

108

50 plasma quot

45

pablo picasso quot quot

97

27 quot tv

44

15 lcd quot

88

19 monitor quot

42

17 lcd quot

83

bulldogs georgia quot quot

42

health quot quot womens

78

19 lcd quot

42

girl powerpuff quot quot

77

18 lcd quot

42

air conditioner quot quot

74

17 monitor quot

41

42 plasma quot tv

72

17 flat monitor panel quot

40

free magazine quot quot

70

18 lcd monitor quot

39

card phone quot quot

70

cable modem quot quot

39

camera digital quot quot

68

hot quot quot wheels

37

longhorns quot quot texas

66

air conditioner portable quot quot

37

pop quot quot stopper up

61

box jewelry quot quot

35

32 quot tv

57

coffee quot quot table

35

19 lcd monitor quot

56

20 quot tv

34
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: QUOT

Language Translations for "QUOT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Russian 

  

цитата (citation, excerption, quotation, quote). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: QUOT

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 47, Verse 8
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen de faraw tw iakwb posa eth hmerwn thV zwhV sou
Latin405VulgateEt interrogatus ab eo quot sunt dies annorum vitae tuae
Middle English1395WyclifAnd askyde of hym, How feele ben the dayes of the yeris of thi lijf?
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd Pharao axed Iacob how old art thou?
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old art thou?
Basic English1964OgdenAnd Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: QUOT

LanguageGenesis Chapter 47, Verse 8
CebuanoUg miingon si Faraon kang Jacob: Kapid-an na ka mga adlaw sa mga tuig ang imong kinabuhi?
CroatianA faraon upita Jakova: "Koliko ti je godina?"
DanishFarao spurgte Jakob: "Hvor mange er dine Leveår?"
DutchEn Farao zeide tot Jakob: Hoe vele zijn de dagen der jaren uws levens!
FinnishNiin farao kysyi Jaakobilta: "Kuinka monta ikävuotta sinulla on?"
FrenchPharaon dit à Jacob: Quel est le nombre de jours des années de ta vie?
GermanPharao aber fragte Jakob: Wie alt bist du?
Haitian Creolefarawon an mande l': -Ki laj ou?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-haridan raja bertanya kepadanya, "Berapa umur Bapak?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata Firaun kepada Yakub: Berapakah sudah umur nenek?
MaoriA ka mea a Parao ki a Hakopa, Ka hia ou tau?
NorwegianOg Farao spurte Jakob: Hvor mange er dine leveår?
RumanianFaraon a kntrebat pe Iacov: ,,Care este numqrul zilelor anilor vieyii tale?``
SwedishMen Farao frågade Jakob: "Huru hög är din ålder?"

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: QUOT

Derivations

Words beginning with "QUOT": quota, quotabilities, quotability, quotable, quotably, quotas, quotation, quotations, quote, quoted, quoter, quoters, quotes, quoth, quotha, quotidian, quotidians, quotient, quotients, quoting. (additional references)

Words ending with "QUOT": aliquot. (additional references)

Words containing "QUOT": aliquots, misquotation, misquotations, misquote, misquoted, misquotes, misquoting, nonquota, outquote, outquoted, outquotes, outquoting, unquote, unquoted, unquotes, unquoting. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: QUOT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "o-q-t-u"

-1 letter: out.

-2 letters: to, ut.

 Words containing the letters "o-q-t-u"
 

+1 letter: quoit, quota, quote, quoth, toque.

 

+2 letters: coquet, loquat, quarto, quoits, quotas, quoted, quoter, quotes, quotha, roquet, toques, toquet, torque.

 

+3 letters: aliquot, bosquet, bouquet, coquets, coquito, croquet, equator, loquats, quartos, questor, quittor, quixote, quoited, quoters, quoting, roquets, toquets, torqued, torquer, torques, unquote.

 

+4 letters: aliquots, aquatone, bosquets, bouquets, boutique, coequate, conquest, coquetry, coquette, coquitos, cotquean, croquets, eloquent, equation, equators, misquote, moquette, mosquito, nonquota, opaquest, outquote, paroquet, postique, quaestor, quantong, quatorze, question, questors, quittors, quixotes, quixotic, quixotry, quoiting, quotable, quotably, quotient, roqueted, torquate, torquers, torquing, turquois, unquoted, unquotes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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