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Meaning of "quadriga" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUADRIGA

From Latin, from earlier quadrijugae a team of four, from quadri- + jugum yoke.
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PRONUNCIATION OF QUADRIGA

quadriga  [kwɒˈdriːɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUADRIGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quadriga is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUADRIGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quadriga

Quadriga

A quadriga is a car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast. It was raced in the Ancient Olympic Games and other contests. It is represented in profile as the chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and in bas-relief. The quadriga was adopted in ancient Roman chariot racing. Quadrigas were emblems of triumph; Victory and Fame often are depicted as the triumphant woman driving it. In classical mythology, the quadriga is the chariot of the gods; Apollo was depicted driving his quadriga across the heavens, delivering daylight and dispersing the night. The word quadriga may refer to the chariot alone, the four horses without it, or the combination.

Definition of quadriga in the English dictionary

The definition of quadriga in the dictionary is a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUADRIGA


amiga
æˈmiːɡə
Antigua
ænˈtiːɡə
beleaguer
bɪˈliːɡə
biga
ˈbiːɡə
bigha
ˈbiːɡə
bodega
bəʊˈdiːɡə
eager
ˈiːɡə
geropiga
ˌdʒɛrəʊˈpiːɡə
intriguer
ɪnˈtriːɡə
leaguer
ˈliːɡə
meagre
ˈmiːɡə
overeager
ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə
reneguer
rɪˈniːɡə
Riga
ˈriːɡə
Seeger
ˈsiːɡə
Talabriga
ˌtæləˈbriːɡə
uneager
ʌnˈiːɡə
Vega
ˈviːɡə
viga
ˈviːɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUADRIGA

quadricentennial
quadriceps
quadricipital
quadricone
quadriennial
quadriennium
quadrifarious
quadrifid
quadrifoliate
quadriform
quadrigae
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminous
quadrilateral
quadrilingual
quadriliteral
quadrille
quadriller
quadrillion

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUADRIGA

aga
aiga
Auriga
Balenciaga
Braga
ga
gaga
Gulf of Riga
longa
manga
mega
omega
Ortega
saga
saiga
taiga
tanga
toga
tonga
yoga

Synonyms and antonyms of quadriga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quadriga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUADRIGA

Find out the translation of quadriga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quadriga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quadriga» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

整构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuadriga
570 millions of speakers

English

quadriga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वाडि्ृगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

QUADRIGA
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

квадрига
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quadriga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Quadriga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quadrige
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quadriga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quadriga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

QUADRIGA
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

QUADRIGA
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quadriga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Quadriga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உஅட்ரிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वॅड्रिगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quadriga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quadriga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwadryga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

квадрига
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cvadriga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέθριππο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Quadriga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quadriga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Quadriga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quadriga

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADRIGA»

The term «quadriga» is regularly used and occupies the 98.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUADRIGA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quadriga» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quadriga» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quadriga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUADRIGA»

Discover the use of quadriga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quadriga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Knowing Scripture
... who fa- vored restricting theology to the literal sense, nevertheless often speculated wildly via the quadriga. one need only glance at augus- tine's allegorical treatment of the parable of the good Samaritan to see this method in operation.
R. C. Sproul, 2009
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LIFE
CUT -OUT Af/lfi/lY/V /M/IXWSU IN OJMA&MJJZ&ET THE STARS: Beautiful Marilyn Maxwell (you'll see her in the RKO Radio Picture "Race Street") . . . sharing honors with Quadriga Cloth, the cotton fabric all America knows, now weaving a ...
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LIFE
As every woman knows, Quadriga Cloth ... by-the-yard or ready-made ... leads the league for washability. Anything "made-of- Quadriga" is a wash-day wonder . . . goes through sun and suds with no runs, no errors... and makes a mighty big hit ...
4
Ancient Faith for the Church's Future
The Quadriga or Something Like It 113 is almost unavoidable, and that trying to avoid the quadriga can only lead and has led to hermeneutical and theological confusion. In this essay, I offer biblical and pastoral arguments in support of those  ...
Mark Husbands, Jeffrey P. Greenman, 2010
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Maverick Guide to Berlin
Two and a half horses of the Quadriga remained. East Berliners agreed to rebuild the Gate and the West Berliners undertook to repair the Quadriga in 1958. The West Berlin foundry Noack cast a new Quadriga (which consists of a cast- iron ...
Jay Brunhouse, 2007
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Brooklyn Public Monuments: Sculpture for Civic Memory and ...
GAP-4D Quadriga, 1898 Sculptor: Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937). Architect: Stanford White (1853-1906). Location: atop Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Memorial Arch, Grand Army Plaza. Frederick MacMonnies 's Quadriga is also known ...
Elmer Sprague, 2008
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Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek ...
There is no reference to this quadriga in the archival documents of 1823, nor is it mentioned in the first publication by Pisani. The book by Angell and Evans contains the first explicit reference, in the context of the interpretation of East VI, but ...
Clemente Marconi, 2007
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Coining Images of Power: Patterns in the Representation of ...
On other quadriga types of Caracalla, Elagabalus, Severus Alexander, Gordian III and Gallienus as well as on the quadriga types of Probus, Carinus, and Numerian, the emperor is seated in a quadriga, while addi- tional military imagery or the ...
Erika Manders, 2012
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A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas
Rollie Barthelemy, with the Cold Spring Granite Company in Cold Spring, Minnesota, constructed the massive base and entrance setting for the bronze, larger-than-life quadriga. The creator of the original quadriga of Saint Mark's Square in ...
Carol Morris Little, 1996
10
Roman Republican Coinage
... holding sceptre and reins in 1. hand, whip in r. hand, 231 Juno in quadriga r., holding sceptre in 1. hand, reins in r. hand, 223, 240 Juno, head r., wearing diadem and veil, sceptre over shoulder, 348 Juno Moriera, bust г., 396 Juno Moneta, ...
Michael H. Crawford, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUADRIGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quadriga is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exceptional Innovation acquires Quadriga, SmarTV
Exceptional Innovation (EI) has completed the acquisition of Quadriga and its subsidiaries, an international provider of managed guest services for the ... «Advanced Television, Jul 15»
2
HITEC 2015 NEWS: Quadriga Launches Ultra High Definition …
Guest technology services provider Quadriga will launch its new Ultra High Definition-ready Set Top Box (STB) with WiFi client for in-room entertainment, ... «Hospitality Technology, Jun 15»
3
Photos: The quadriga comes home
The sculpture was created by Daniel Chester French and Edward Potter and placed on the state Capitol in 1906. The Quadriga is a gold-leafed copper and steel ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Apr 15»
4
James Lilley has been appointed Global Accounts Director at …
Quadriga Worldwide, a leading international provider of Internet and entertainment managed services for the hospitality industry have announced that as of April ... «Hospitality Net, Apr 15»
5
Quadriga Fintech Solutions to Launch Fleet of New BitXATMs across …
Quadriga CX, Canada's largest Bitcoin exchange, has big plans to install their ... bitcoin ATMs across Canada, these machines will trade on the Quadriga CX ... «Bitcoin Magazine, Apr 15»
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Bitcoin Exchange Quadriga to Go Public in Reverse Takeover
Canada-based bitcoin exchange Quadriga has announced it has entered into an agreement that, if executed, will find the company debuting on the Canadian ... «CoinDesk, Mar 15»
7
Quadriga acquires M&R Automation in MBO
Quadriga Capital has taken a majority stake in Graz-based M&R Automation alongside management. M&R plans to continue its growth strategy and expand ... «unquote news, Jan 15»
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Quadriga, Accused of Misleading Donors, Reorganizes Under New …
The release does not mention Quadriga, which along with several affiliates agreed to a $25-million settlement with the New York Attorney General in July over ... «Chronicle of Philanthropy, Dec 14»
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SmarTV, Quadriga Merge, Offer Interactive TV Service To Hotels
The in-room TV experience is about to become more interactive for some hotel guests following a merger between Quadriga Worldwide, which provides guest ... «MediaPost Communications, Oct 14»
10
State Capitol temporarily loses charioteer of the golden Quadriga
The charioteer statue glides through the air after being separated from the four horses of the Quadriga adjacent to the Minnesota State Capitol dome, at right. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Sep 14»

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