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31quarter — noun 1 one of four equal parts into which sth is divided ⇨ See also ↑fourth VERB + QUARTER ▪ break sth into quarters, cut sth into quarters, divide sth into quarters, fold sth into quarters …
32Quarter — Quar|ter 〈[kwɔ:rtə(r)] m. 6; nach Zahlen Pl.: ; Abk.: qr., Pl.: qrs.〉 engl. Hohlmaß, 2 Pint, 1,136 l [<afrz. quartier <lat. quartarius „Viertel“; zu quattuor „vier“] * * * Quar|ter [ kwɔ:tɐ ], der; s, s [engl. quarter = Viertel < afrz.… …
33quarter — {{11}}quarter (n.) c.1300, one fourth of anything, from O.Fr. quartier (12c.), from L. quartarius fourth part, from quartus fourth (see QUART (Cf. quart)). Earliest sense is parts of the body as dismembered during execution (c.1300). Used of the… …
34quarter*/*/*/ — [ˈkwɔːtə] noun [C] 1) one of four equal parts of something Over a quarter of our income goes on food.[/ex] 2) one of four periods of 15 minutes that an hour is divided into when you are telling the time 3) one of four periods of three months that …
35quarter — quar•ter [[t]ˈkwɔr tər[/t]] n. 1) one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided 2) cvb a fourth part, esp. of one (¼) 3) num one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents 4) num a coin of… …
36quarter — / kwɔ:tə/ noun 1. one of four equal parts (25%) ● He paid only a quarter of the list price. ♦ a quarter of an hour 15 minutes 2. a period of three months ● The instalments are payable at the end of each quarter. 3. US a 25 cent coin (informal)… …
37quarter — 1. adjective /ˈkwɔːtə,ˈk(w)ɔrɾɚ/ a) Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter. b) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1/4, 25%). 2. noun /ˈkwɔːtə,ˈk(w)ɔrɾɚ/ a) Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided. One of these is 1… …
38Quarter — 1) Dismemberment of the body into four parts during execution, the victim having been previously hanged. When traitors were executed in this manner, a quarter would often enough be placed on Tower Bridge and left there; other parts might be… …
39quarter — [1] The phase of the Moon at quadrature. The first quarter occurs when the longitude of the Moon exceeds that of the Sun by 90°, the last quarter when the excess is 270°. The two other quarters are the new Moon and full Moon. [2] The fourth part… …
40quarter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. one fourth; trimester; district, region, direction; lodging, billet; mercy; two bits (inf.). See side, pity, leniency, abode. v. t. quadrisect; divide, cut up; billet, station. See location,… …
