quango

noun

An organization that, although financed by a government, acts independently of it.

quarto

noun
  1. A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one
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quattrocento

noun

The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.

quebracho

noun
  1. Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially
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