dequeue

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dequeue^¹

/dɛk/

Sounds like deck · Rhymes with -ɛk

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Short for double-ended queue.

noun dequeues

alternative Alternative spelling of deque

dequeue^²

/ˌdiːˈkjuː/

Sounds like DQ · Rhymes with -uː

verb dequeues · dequeuing · dequeueing · dequeued

transitive To remove an item from a queue.
Similar: unqueue · Opposite: queue, enqueue

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verb to remove from a queue

日本語	デキューする dekyū suru

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"dequeue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dequeue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dequeue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dequeue

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"dequeue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dequeue.

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@misc{dequeue_2026,
  title = {dequeue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dequeue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}