| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class I. Words Expressing Abstract Relations | | Section III. Quantity | | 1. Simple Quantity |
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| 25. [Absolute Quantity.] Quantity. |
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| NOUN: | QUANTITY, magnitude; size (dimensions) [See Size]; amplitude, mass, amount, quantum, measure, measurement, substance, strength.
[SCIENCE OF QUANTITY] mathematics, mathesis [rare].
[LOGIC] category, general conception, universal predicament.
[DEFINITE OR FINITE QUANTITY] armful, handful, mouthful, spoonful, capful; stock, batch, lot, dose; quota, quotiety [rare], quotum, pittance, driblet, grist [U. S.]; yaffle [dial.].
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| VERB: | QUANTIFY, rate.
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| ADJECTIVE: | QUANTITATIVE, some, any, more or less.
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| ADVERB: | to the tune of.
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| QUOTATION: | I waive the quantum o’ the sin.—Burns |
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