How to pronounce quidam
American English pronunciation
KWY-dam
- IPA
- /ˈkwaɪdæm/
- Syllables
- KWY · dam (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- KWEE-dahm
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What quidam means
Somebody or other; an unnamed, unimportant person
In a sentence: The old letter was signed by some quidam whose name no one remembered.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning a certain person. It was first used in English in the 1500s.
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