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单词 numquid
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numquidn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin numquid.
Etymology: < classical Latin numquid, used to introduce a question where a negative reply is anticipated or assumed < num interrogative particle, probably originally meaning ‘now’ and related to nunc now (see now adv.) + quid (see quid n.1).
Obsolete. rare.
An inquisitive person.
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the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > person having
inquisitor?1504
ferret1629
curioso1658
inquisitive1690
numquid1833
pry1837
noser1860
1833 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 34 675 The barber's shop is the everlasting resort and solace of the numquids of the turban.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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