quarter
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈkwɔrtər/
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cuadrante
- The palace sprawled over an entire hilltop in the southeast quarter of the city.
- the four quarters
We're in the southeast quarter in the Hamar province of Afghanistan, one of the more, you know, dangerous areas.
- We're in the southeast quarter in the Hamar province of Afghanistan, one of the more, you know, dangerous areas.
Examples
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The northeast quarter of the dome was treated first, followed by the northwest quarter, which was completed in December 2002.
Academic text (2003) -
Tell me, which quarter do you want?
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A people whose empire once covered one quarter of the surface of the earth.
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In many quarters of the world, people think of this as the UN problem.
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Similar conceptions may still be accepted today in some quarters of the religious landscape.
Academic text (2003) -
Our introductory computer programming course at Davis runs for one quarter, or 10 weeks.
Academic text (2009) -
Yes, I'm a quarter mile west of Bayou Tech, just north of the 83.
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The hikers decided to set up camp in the northeast quarter of the valley, where they could enjoy the morning sun.
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During the navigation session, the instructor pointed to the south quarter on the compass to give directions.
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In this city, the historic district lies in the western quarter, filled with cobblestone streets and old buildings.
Synonyms
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5.6
One of four equal parts of a circle or area
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3.6
A direction that a compass shows, like north or northeast
Idioms
- Offensive
4
9.9
To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly
- Offensive
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9.9
To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.2
The time when the Moon looks half lit about one week after the new moon
- Specialized
4
4.1
Half the Moon is lit when it comes after a full moon and before a new moon
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3.7
A small, strong American horse bred for short, fast races like quarter-mile sprints
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7.5
Fighting that happens at very short distance between people, often hand-to-hand
- Specialized
1
9.9
A vertical crack on the inside of a horse's front hoof that can make the horse limp
- Specialized
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7.2
A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap
- Archaic
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9.9
A local court in England and Wales that met four times a year to try crimes before 1972
- Archaic
A unit of length equal to 10,000 km, one fourth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator
- Specialized
A musical interval half the size of a semitone used in some modern and non-Western music
- US
A woody vine from the southern United States with bright flowers and a cross-shaped stem when cut
- Specialized
A book with its spine and most of the sides covered in a different material like leather
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quarter comes from Latin quartus 'fourth', so each compass quarter is one of the four main directions like north, south, east, or west.