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   quan·ti·ty

   /ˈkwän(t)ədē/

   noun

   • 1. the amount or number of a material or immaterial thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement: "the quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled" Similar amountnumbertotalaggregatesumquotagroupsizemassweightvolumebulkloadconsignmentexpanseextentlengthareaquantumproportionportionpartdosedosage
   • ▪ a certain, usually specified, amount or number of something: "a small quantity of food"
   • ▪ a considerable number or amount of something: "she was able to drink quantities of beer without degenerating into giggles" Similar an amounta numbera good number/fewa lota large amount(a) good/great dealquite a numberscoresmanyconsiderable amountsplentyseveralnumerouscountlessinnumerableamplecopiousabundantplentifulconsiderablesubstantialinformal:a pilepilesoodlestonslotsloadsheapsmassesstacksscadsbagsmore … than one can shake a stick atlashingsa shedloadshedloadsgobsvulgar slang:a shitload
   • 2. the perceived length of a vowel sound or syllable.
   • 3. a value or component that may be expressed in numbers.
   • ▪ the figure or symbol representing a quantity.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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