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quad·ri·ga
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kwɒˈdri
gə, -ˈdraɪ-
/
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kwo-
dree
-g
uh
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drahy
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noun,
plural
quad·ri·gae
/
kwɒˈdri
gaɪ
,
-ˈdraɪ
dʒi
/
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kwo-
dree
-gahy
,
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.
Classical Antiquity
.
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
Compare
biga
,
triga
.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
Latin
quadrīga,
earlier plural
quadrīgae,
contraction of
quadrijugae
a team of four; cf.
quadri-
,
yoke
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quadriga
(kwɒˈdriːɡə)
—
n
,
pl
-gas
,
-gae
(in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
[C18: from Latin, from earlier
quadrijugae
a team of four, from
quadri-
+
jugum
yoke]
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