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quarter
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k(w)??t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k(w)??.t?/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?ko?.t?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.
Noun
quarter (countable and uncountable, plural quarters)
- A fourth part of something.
- (in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. [from 14th c.]
- A quarter of an hour.
- (now chiefly historical) A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location. [from 13th c.]
- A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams. [from 14th c.]
- (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
- (now historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark 6:48
- And aboute the fourth quartre of the nyght, he cam unto them, walkinge apon the see [...].
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark 6:48
- (now chiefly financial) A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season. [from 14th c.]
- A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour. [from 15th c.]
- (now chiefly historical) A fourth part of a hundredweight. [from 15th c.]
- (heraldry) A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side. [from 15th c.]
- (Canada, US) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]
- (sports) One of four equal periods into which a game is divided. [from 19th c.]
- (Chester, historical) A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
- (in general sense) Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part. [from 14th c.]
- Place or position.
- A region or place. [from 13th c.]
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- I am to haste, / And all who under me thir Banners wave, / Homeward with flying march where we possess / The Quarters of the North […] .
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass. [from 14th c.]
- A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]
- One's residence or dwelling-place; (in plural) rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) Relations between people. [17th c.]
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Cunning
- I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, […] and yet kept good quarter between themselves.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Cunning
- Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed. [from 17th c.]
- A region or place. [from 13th c.]
- Technical or specialized senses.
- (farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin. [from 16th c.]
- (nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern. [from 16th c.]
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
- I was one morning walking the deck, when Rogers, whose watch it was, sitting upon the quarter, called to me in his usual style, ‘Come here, Bill.’
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
- (farriery) The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin. [from 16th c.]
- Short forms.
- (now rare, rugby, American football) A quarterback. [from 19th c.]
- (military slang, now rare) A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant. [from 20th c.]
- A quarterfinal. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
- (one of four equal parts): fourth, fourth part, ¼
- (period of three consecutive months): trimester, cour
- (section of a town): district; ward; neighborhood; ghetto (pejorative); borough (New York City); capitoulate (Toulouse, historical)
Derived terms
Related terms
- quart
Translations
References
Adjective
quarter (not comparable)
- Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
- (chiefly) Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter (1?4, 25%).
- (chiefly) Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
Antonyms
- quadruple
Usage notes
Often used in a combining form quarter-.
Derived terms
Verb
quarter (third-person singular simple present quarters, present participle quartering, simple past and past participle quartered)
- (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
- (transitive) To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
- (intransitive) To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
- (transitive) To quartersaw.
Synonyms
- (to have a temporary residence): stay over, stop; See also Thesaurus:sojourn
Antonyms
- quadruple (multiply by four)
Translations
See also
- draw and quarter
References
- Adjective
- "quarter" at Merriam-Webster
- "quarter" in Harrap's Shorter, 2006, p. 761
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French cartayer.
Verb
quarter (third-person singular simple present quarters, present participle quartering, simple past and past participle quartered)
- (obsolete) To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin quartus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kw???te/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kw?r?te/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kwa??te?/
Noun
quarter m (plural quarters)
- fourth
- quarter
Synonyms
- quart
Derived terms
- esquarterar
Further reading
- “quarter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quarter” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “quarter” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quarter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa?.t??/
Noun
quarter m (plural quarters)
- quarter (old measure of corn)
Further reading
- “quarter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- traquer
Middle English
Alternative forms
- quartre, quartier, wharter, quatere, quatter
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quarter.
Noun
quarter (plural quarters)
- quarter
Descendants
- English: quarter
- Yola: curthere, cortere
References
- “quart???r(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Alternative forms
- quartier (chiefly mainland Europe)
Noun
quarter m (oblique plural quarters, nominative singular quarters, nominative plural quarter)
- (chiefly Anglo-Norman) quarter (one fourth)
References
- quarter on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (quartier, supplement)
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quarterfinal
English
Alternative forms
- quarter final
- quarter-final
Etymology
quarter +? final
Noun
quarterfinal (plural quarterfinals)
- One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
Synonyms
- last eight
- quarter
Derived terms
- quarterfinalist
Related terms
- final
- semifinal
Translations
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