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quadrijugal

quadrijugal adjective: especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.

Adjective

quadrijugal (not comparable)

  1. Especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.
    • During his Exile he [Cimon Coalemos] obtain'd the Olympian Prize in the Quadrijugal Chariot-race, and transferr'd the Honour to Miltiades his Mother's Son.1720, Herodotus, “Book VI. Erato.”, in Isaac Littlebury, transl., The History of Herodotus: Translated from the Greek, 2nd edition, volume II, London: […] A. Bell, […], →OCLC, page 126

Origin of quadrijugal

From quadri- + jugal.

Questions about quadrijugal

What does quadrijugal mean?
Quadrijugal means especially of a chariot: pulled by four horses.
What part of speech is quadrijugal?
Quadrijugal is an adjective.

Words near quadrijugal in the dictionary

  1. quadrigrams
  2. quadrihybrid
  3. quadrihybrids
  4. quadrihydrate
  5. quadrihydrates
  6. quadrijugal
  7. quadrijugate
  8. quadrijugous
  9. quadrilabial
  10. quadrilaminar
  11. quadrilaminate

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