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quadru-

 
Use quadru- in a Sentence
var. of quadri-.
Origin:
< L: var. of quadri- before labial consonants, as in quadrupēs quadruped, quadruplex quadruplex

quadri-

 
a combining form meaning “four,” used in the formation of compound words: quadrilateral.
Also, quadra-, quadru-; especially before a vowel, quadr-.

Origin:
< L; akin to quattuor four
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quadri- or quadr- or quadra- or quadru-  
pref.  

  1. Four: quadrilateral.

  2. Square: quadrate.


[Middle English, from Latin; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
quadru-  
pref.  Variant of quadri-.
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quadri- or quadr-
pref.

  1. Four: quadriplegia.

  2. Square: quadrate.

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