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quar⋅tern

  [kwawr-tern]
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–noun Chiefly British.
a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern < OF quarteron, deriv. of quart fourth. See quart 1
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quar·tern   (kwôr'tərn)   
n.  

  1. One fourth of something, especially of some weights and measures.

  2. Chiefly British A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).


[Middle English quartron, from Old French quarteron, from quartier, quarter; see quarter.]
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