"qwerty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-uk-qwerty.ogg [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} qwerty (not comparable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of QWERTY. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: QWERTY Categories (topical): Typing keyboards
    Sense id: en-qwerty-en-adj-svf~DwtD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for qwerty meaning in English (2.2kB)

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