quod
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quod
First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The unassuming beetle, one might argue, is an exemplar of one of Brown’s favorite Jesuit adages: Age quod agis.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023
He might usefully have concluded his column with the letters we had to put next to solved mathematical equations: QED — quod erat demonstrandum — just to prove his point.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019
To quod a person is to send him to gaol.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019
Applicatio autem non est necessarium quod carmine Manilius, celeriter eo iustitia.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013
QED: quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for “which was to be demonstrated or proved.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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