"HQ" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: h.q. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} HQ (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of high-quality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: high-quality
    Sense id: en-HQ-en-adj-aJPVEP7T

Proper name [English]

Forms: h.q. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} HQ
  1. Initialism of HAVE QUICK, a frequency-hopping radio system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: HAVE QUICK (extra: a frequency-hopping radio system)
    Sense id: en-HQ-en-name-KluKZEwO Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 50 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 59 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 56 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 70 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 7 67 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 63 31

Noun [English]

Forms: HQs [plural], h.q. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} HQ (countable and uncountable, plural HQs)
  1. Initialism of headquarters. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: headquarters Derived forms: WHQ Translations (Headquarters): QG (for "quartier général") [masculine] (French), mabes (Indonesian), QG [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-HQ-en-noun-XrLQqszA Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 46

Noun [German]

Head templates: {{head|de|noun}} HQ
  1. Initialism of Hauptquartier. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Hauptquartier Synonyms: HQu., H.-Qu.
    Sense id: en-HQ-de-noun-1Xmgk0AQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: HQs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of história em quadrinhos. Etymology templates: {{initialism|pt|história em quadrinhos}} Initialism of história em quadrinhos Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|#s}} HQ f (plural HQs)
  1. comic; graphic novel Tags: feminine Synonyms: quadrinhos, história em quadrinhos, gibi
    Sense id: en-HQ-pt-noun-0c~GIXs- Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "HQs",
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    },
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          "sense": "Headquarters",
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          ],
          "word": "QG (for \"quartier général\")"
        },
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          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "Headquarters",
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