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Definition of quantities : of Quantity

Synonyms:

allowances, tallies, numbers, quanta, pieces, portions, totals, rations, proportions, sums, allotments, amounts, measures

calibrations, benchmarks, surveys, estimates, rates, evaluations, calculations, measurements, computations, appraisals, tests

Usage examples:

• Take equal quantities of fruit and cane- sugar; boil quickly half to three- quarters of an hour, then put into hot jars and cover well at once.
• Everything was purchased in small quantities, although it was obtained on credit. - "Pelle the Conqueror, Vol. 2", Martin Anderson Nexo.
• He was well acquainted with standard English poetry, and had committed large quantities to memory, which he frequently referred to as a most valuable acquisition and an ever- present relief and comfort to his mind. - "Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy", George Biddell Airy.