"QC" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} QC
  1. (Canada) Abbreviation of Quebec, a province of Canada. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Quebec (extra: a province of Canada)
    Sense id: en-QC-en-name-lJyybhio Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. (Canada) Abbreviation of Quebec City, capital of the province of Quebec, Canada. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Quebec City, capital of the province of Quebec, Canada Synonyms (Canadian province): Qc, Qc.
    Sense id: en-QC-en-name-v53DEqJH Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 35 34 10 11 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 33 32 12 12 3 Disambiguation of 'Canadian province': 39 60 1
  3. (Philippines) Initialism of Quezon City, city in Metro Manila and former capital of the Philippines. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Quezon City, city in Metro Manila and former capital of the Philippines
    Sense id: en-QC-en-name-VyxL6eMy Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 35 34 10 11 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 33 32 12 12 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Q.C. [Canadian] [city, cities, region, location], Q. C. [Canadian] [city, cities, region, location]

Noun [English]

Forms: QCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} QC (countable and uncountable, plural QCs)
  1. (UK, Canada, New Zealand, occasionally Australia) Initialism of Queen's Counsel. and postnominal. Tags: Canada, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Queen's Counsel. and postnominal Related terms (Queen's Counsel): KC (english: King's Counsel), K.C. (english: King's Counsel), K. C. (english: King's Counsel)
    Sense id: en-QC-en-noun-bzfahN-7 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 33 32 12 12 3 Disambiguation of "Queen's Counsel": 96 3 1
  2. Initialism of quality control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: quality control
    Sense id: en-QC-en-noun-UrId4NL8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 35 34 10 11 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 33 32 12 12 3
  3. (aviation) Initialism of quick change: a type of aircraft that can be rapidly switched between passenger and cargo configurations Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: quick change (extra: a type of aircraft that can be rapidly switched between passenger and cargo configurations) Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-QC-en-noun-1WqLPaZm Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Q.C., Q. C. (english: not including chloroquine)

Proper name [French]

Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} QC m
  1. Abbreviation of Québec., a province of Canada Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, masculine Alternative form of: Québec (extra: a province of Canada) Synonyms: Qc, Qc.
    Sense id: en-QC-fr-name-s~mwVEhY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French links with redundant wikilinks

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "French links with redundant wikilinks",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French proper nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of Québec., a province of Canada"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Québec",
          "Québec#French"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Qc"
    },
    {
      "word": "Qc."
    }
  ],
  "word": "QC"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2278",
  "msg": "suspicious alt_of/form_of with '. ': Queen's Counsel. and postnominal",
  "path": [
    "QC"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "QC",
  "trace": ""
}

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