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quartary

UK/ˈkwɔːtəɹi/US/ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/

quartary noun: synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L.

Noun

quartary (plural quartaries)

  1. (historical, obsolete, rare) Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
    Synonyms:
    quartarius, quarter-sextarius
  2. (historical, obsolete, rare) A Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound.

Adjective

quartary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, proscribed) Synonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series.
    Synonyms:
    quaternary

Synonyms of quartary

Forms of quartary

pluralquartaries

Origin of quartary

From Latin quārtārius (“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”). Equivalent to quart + -ary. Doublet of quartarius.

From Latin quārtus (“fourth”) + -ary (adjective-forming suffix) within English in place of the correct form quaternary.

Questions about quartary

What does quartary mean?
Quartary means synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L.
What part of speech is quartary?
Quartary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce quartary?
Quartary is pronounced /ˈkwɔːtəɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of quartary?
The plural of quartary is quartaries.

Words near quartary in the dictionary

  1. Quartararo
  2. quartaries
  3. quartarii
  4. quartarius
  5. quartariuses
  6. quartary
  7. quartation
  8. quartations
  9. quarte
  10. quarted
  11. quarteer

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