quarter

  • 41quarter — noun 1》 each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2》 a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions.     ↘chiefly US each of four terms into which a school or university …

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  • 42quarter — 1. noun 1) the Italian quarter Syn: district, area, region, part, side, neighborhood, precinct, locality, sector, zone; ghetto, community, enclave, Little , town 2) help from an unexpect …

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  • 43Quarter — Quar|ter [ kwɔ:tə] der; s, s (aber: 5 Quarter) <aus engl. quarter, dies aus altfr. quartier, vgl. ↑Quartier>: 1. engl. Gewicht (= 12,7 kg). 2. engl. Hohlmaß (= 290,95 l). 3. Getreidemaß in den USA (= 21,75 kg). 4 …

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  • 44quarter — [13] Quarter is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin quattuor ‘four’ and its relatives. Direct descendants of quattuor itself are actually fairly few – among them quatrain [16] and quatrefoil [15] (both via Old… …

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  • 45quarter — n 1. one fourth, a fourth part; quarter hour; one fourth of a year or three months; half a semester, quarter term; twenty five cents, Sl. two bits. 2. point, direction, compass point or direction. 3. country, region, district, zone, province;… …

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  • 46quarter — Mercy granted to a disabled or surrendering adversary. One fourth. A United States coin having the value of one fourth dollar. A quarter section of land. See quarter section …

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  • 47quarter — [13] Quarter is one of a large family of English words that go back ultimately to Latin quattuor ‘four’ and its relatives. Direct descendants of quattuor itself are actually fairly few – among them quatrain [16] and quatrefoil [15] (both via Old… …

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  • 48quarter to — (a) quarter to Fifteen minutes before the hour • • • Main Entry: ↑quarter …

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  • 49quarter — n A 25 cent piece. Give me a quarter; I need to make a telephone call. 1780s …

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  • 50quarter n — A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. After the game, he asked how she liked it. I liked it alot, she said, But, why were they almost killing each other for 25 cents? I don t know what you mean , he said. Everyone kept yelling,… …

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