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quarteron

quarteron noun: a quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred. Also the obsolete form of quadroon.

Noun

quarteron (plural quarterons)

  1. (obsolete) A quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.

Also used as

quarteron is also the obsolete form of quadroon.

Forms of quarteron

pluralquarterons

Questions about quarteron

What does quarteron mean?
Quarteron means a quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
What part of speech is quarteron?
Quarteron is a noun.
What is the plural of quarteron?
The plural of quarteron is quarterons.

Words near quarteron in the dictionary

  1. quartermistresses
  2. quartern
  3. quarternary
  4. quarternary structure
  5. quarterns
  6. quarteron
  7. quarterons
  8. quarteroon
  9. quarteroons
  10. quarterpace
  11. quarterpaces

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