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Q, q

noun (PERIOD OF TIME)
 
 
/kjuː/ (plural Qs, Q's or q's)

Definition

abbreviation for quarter: a period of three months in a company's financial year: Apple reports lower than expected Q3 profits.Specific periods of time
(Definition of Q, q noun (PERIOD OF TIME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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