| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | quin·sy |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kw n z |
| NOUN: | Acute inflammation of the tonsils and the surrounding tissue, often leading to the formation of an abscess. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Medieval Latin quinanciaOld French quinancie, both from Greek kunankh, dog quinsy, dog-collar : ku n, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Appendix I + ankhein, to squeeze; see angh- in Appendix I.
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