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noun 
  1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
     
quarter Tweet Definition of quarter Like Definition of quarter on Facebook
noun 
  1. Any one of four equal parts into which something has been divided.
  2. (United States and Canada) A coin worth 25 cents.
  3. A period of three consecutive months.
  4. A section or area (of a town, etc.).
  5. An old English measure of corn, containing 8 bushels.
    • 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, p. 204.
    • : One of these is 1 Hen. V, cap. 10, defining the of corn to be eight struck bushels, and putting fines on purveyors who take more.
      1. Mercy or pity shown to a defeated opponent
    • "Sir, they have asked for ." "Have they? Well, we will give no ."
      1. An old English measure of cloth, nine inches or four nails
     
quarterback Tweet Definition of quarterback Like Definition of quarterback on Facebook
noun 
  1. an offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play
     
quarterfinal Tweet Definition of quarterfinal Like Definition of quarterfinal on Facebook
noun 
  1. One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinal, semifinals.
adjective 
  1. Of, or relating to a quarterfinal round or match
     
quarterfinalist Tweet Definition of quarterfinalist Like Definition of quarterfinalist on Facebook
noun 
  1. a person or team that takes part in a quarterfinal
     

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