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Q is the seventeenth (number 17) letter in the English alphabet. It is nearly always followed by a silent letter U. Q makes a kw sound as in quick or a k sound as in unique.

Below are some ancient ways of writing Q.
 Egyptian hieroglyph Q Phoenician Q Etruscan Q Greek QoppaV24File:PhoenicianQ-01.pngFile:EtruscanQ-01.svg175px

 Meanings for Q 
 In chess, Q is used to mean the queen piece.
 In English, Q can be a short letter for 'question'.
 In a deck of playing cards, Q is used to mark each of the queens.
 In science fiction, Q is a character in several Star Trek television shows.
 Q is also the name of a character in the James Bond film series, who was played by Desmond Llewelyn (and John Cleese after Desmond Llewelyn died).
 In Internet slang, "q" is used for the Spanish word "que", which means "that", "which", or "what".
 In physics, q is used to mean charge

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