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• Qua|ter|na|ry — «kwuh TUR nuhr ee», noun, plural ries, adjective. –n. 1. a group of four. 2. the number four; 4. –adj. 1. consisting of four things or parts. 2. arranged in fours. ╂[< Latin quaternārius < quaternī four each < quater four times, related… …   Useful english dictionary

• qua|ter|na|ry — «kwuh TUR nuhr ee», noun, plural ries, adjective. –n. 1. a group of four. 2. the number four; 4. –adj. 1. consisting of four things or parts. 2. arranged in fours. ╂[< Latin quaternārius < quaternī four each < quater four times, related… …   Useful english dictionary

• Qua|ter|ni|ty — «kwuh TUR nuh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. a group or set of four persons or things: »A remarkable quaternity of great grandmamma, grandmamma, mamma, and little daughter (Saturday Review). 2. the state of being four. ╂[< Late Latin quaternitās… …   Useful english dictionary

• qua|ter|ni|ty — «kwuh TUR nuh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. a group or set of four persons or things: »A remarkable quaternity of great grandmamma, grandmamma, mamma, and little daughter (Saturday Review). 2. the state of being four. ╂[< Late Latin quaternitās… …   Useful english dictionary

• qua|ter|cen|te|nar|y — «KWAY tuhr SEHN tuh NEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural nar|ies. –adj. of, comprising, or having to do with a period of 400 years. –n. the 400th anniversary of some event, or its celebration. ╂[< Latin quater four times + English centenary] …   Useful english dictionary

• qua|ter|nate — «kwuh TUR niht», adjective. 1. consisting of four; arranged in fours. 2. Botany. consisting of four leaflets …   Useful english dictionary

• qua|ter|nize — «kwuh TUR nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to divide into four parts or components …   Useful english dictionary

• qua — ad·e·qua·cy; ad·e·qua·tion; ad·e·qua·tive; ana·qua; an·ti·qua·tion; chau·tau·qua; chin·qua·pin; col·li·qua·tion; des·qua·mate; des·qua·ma·tive; des·qua·ma·to·ry; eli·qua·tion; ex·e·qua·tur; kwal·hi·o·qua; li·qua·tion; lo·qua·cious;… …   English syllables

• CADERE ter — in Lucta Veretum, victi erat. Omnis enim luctae ratio ad victoriam in eo consistebat, ut adversarius stans et erectus deiceretur, ac solo illideretur, quod π῾ῆξαι proprie Graeci dixêre. Unde εν σκελέων ἑδροςτρόφοι. luctatores vocantur Theocrito… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• quaternion — qua·ter·ni·on …   English syllables