"quidnunc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪdˌnʌŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-quidnunc.ogg [US] Forms: quidnuncs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quid nunc? (“what now?”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quid nunc?|gloss=what now?}} Latin quid nunc? (“what now?”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quidnunc (plural quidnuncs)
  1. (archaic) A person eager to learn news and scandal. Tags: archaic Synonyms: busybody, buttinsky, gossip, newsmonger, yenta
    Sense id: en-quidnunc-en-noun-pXDEwit9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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