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quadrigae

quadrigae is the plural of quadriga.

Meaning of quadriga

Noun

quadriga (plural quadrigae or quadrigas)

  1. (historical) A Roman racing chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
    • In the Vatican Library is a vase of terra cotta, on whose upper part we see delineated the sun and moon, in a quadriga, which proceeds forward [travels, voyages, fulfils its course] upon a ship. […] Both these deities stand in a quadriga, which indeed is the vehicle proper to the sun, insomuch that...1830, Charles Taylor, Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, in five volumes, volume III, page 425
  2. (historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

Synonyms of quadrigae

Questions about quadrigae

What is quadrigae the plural of?
Quadrigae is the plural of quadriga.

Words near quadrigae in the dictionary

  1. quadrifurcation
  2. quadrifurcations
  3. quadrify
  4. quadrifying
  5. quadriga
  6. quadrigae
  7. quadrigal
  8. quadrigamist
  9. quadrigamists
  10. quadrigamy
  11. quadrigas

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