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Meaning of "quartern" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUARTERN

From Old French quarteron, from quart a quarter.
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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTERN

quartern  [ˈkwɔːtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTERN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quartern 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 QUARTERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quartern in the English dictionary

The first definition of quartern in the dictionary is a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound. Other definition of quartern is Also called: quartern loaf a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwiches. Quartern is also a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwiches.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARTERN


boughten
ˈbɔːtən
burton
ˈbɜːtən
certain
ˈsɜːtən
foreshorten
fɔːˈʃɔːtən
gluten
ˈɡluːtən
Gorton
ˈɡɔːtən
kindergarten
ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən
Laughton
ˈlɔːtən
Morton
ˈmɔːtən
newton
ˈnjuːtən
Norton
ˈnɔːtən
Orton
ˈɔːtən
quartan
ˈkwɔːtən
shorten
ˈʃɔːtən
tauten
ˈtɔːtən
thoughten
ˈθɔːtən
Throckmorton
ˈθrɒkˌmɔːtən
unfoughten
ʌnˈfɔːtən
Warton
ˈwɔːtən
Wharton
ˈwɔːtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTERN

quarterdeck
quarterdecker
quartered
quarterer
quarterfinal
quartering
quarterlies
quarterlife crisis
quarterlight
quarterly
quartermaster
quartermaster general
quartermaster sergeant
quartermistress
quartern loaf
quarteroon
quarters
quartersaw
quarterstaff
quarterstaves

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTERN

Chinese lantern
eastern
extern
Far Eastern
half-quartern
intern
Kaiserslautern
lantern
Middle Eastern
Midwestern
morgenstern
northeastern
northwestern
pattern
sewing pattern
southeastern
southwestern
stern
tern
western

Synonyms and antonyms of quartern in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quartern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTERN

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

Translator English - Chinese

quartern
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quartern
570 millions of speakers

English

quartern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quartern
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

quartern
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quartern
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quartern
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার পাউণ্ডের রুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quartern
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quartern
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quartern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

4分の1
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quartern
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pandhu arah pados
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một phần tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைண்ட் அள்வில் நான்கில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौकडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölçeğin dörtte biri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quartern
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quartern
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quartern
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quartern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

quartern
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ponde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quartern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quartern
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quartern

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERN»

The term «quartern» is regularly used and occupies the 98.673 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quartern» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quartern» 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 quartern

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTERN»

Discover the use of quartern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quartern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
The Price of Bread set by H is Majesty's Justices of the Peace on Saturday r.'. 'i Pay ot May 1813, to take place on the Monday following. : □ £. s. d. , The Peck Loaf Wheaten - .Half Peck ditto ------ Quartern Loaf ------ .., , Half Quartern ditto ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1812
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Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical: As ...
Quartern, new, Ditto, „ Ditto, one day old, Half-quartern, new,. . . Ditto, stale, . . Deficiency in four quarterns, 11 J second baker. Half-quartern, one day old, deficient 1 Ditto, „ „ 1J Ditto, „ „ 1 Ditto, „ „ *J Deficiency in two quarterns,. ... (>} THIRd ...
Sheridan Muspratt, Eben Norton Horsford
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Food and its adulterations: comprising the reports of the ...
Quartern, new .... deficient 3J oz. Ditto „ - - - If Ditto, one day old - - », 2i Half- quartern, new - - ,, l£ Ditto, stale - - - „ 2£ Deficiency in four quarterns 2nd Baker. Half-quartern, one day old - Ditto „ - Ditto Ditto „ - Deficiency in iwo quarterns 3rd Baker ...
Arthur Hill Hassall, Lancet Analytical Sanitary Commission, 1855
4
An historical and topographical description of Chelsea, and ...
Bread, l-20th of a quartern-loaf Cheese, li ounce Beer, half a pint Bread, 1 -20th of a quartern-loaf Milk, half a piut Bread, l-20th of a quartern-loaf Cheese, 1 \ ounce Beer, half a piut Bread, l-20th of a quartern-loaf Milk, half a pint Bread, l- 20th of ...
Thomas Faulkner, 1810
5
AN ACCOUNT6 OF THE EXTRAORDINANRY EXPENCES Of The ARMY ...
Potatoes, 12 ounces. Bread, l-2oth of a quartern loaf. SUNDAY. Bread, 1-4- i h of a quartern loaf. Cheefe, 1 1 ounce. Heer, half a pint. Bread, i-îoth of a quartern loaf. Beer, J a pint. Bread, i-2oth of a quartern loaf. MONDAY. Ditto. As on Friday.
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The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature
Henri Quartern, Camp, Almohar. — Dec. 2. Mtrjor Barlow, 43d Regt. to Europe, fur one year from date of embarkation, on private affairs. — Lieut. Potts, 51th Regt . to Europe, for two years from date of embarkation, on urgent privute affairs.
James Silk Buckingham, 1824
7
Food and Its Adulterations
Table showing the Weight of Bread as delivered at Houses. ls! Baker. loaves. Weight. Quartern, new - - - - deficient 3* oz. Ditto ,, - - - - ,, 11} Ditto, one day 0! - - - ,, 2} Half-quartern, newr - - - n In Dttto, stale - - - - 0 2st Deficiency in four quarterns ...
A.H. Hassall
8
Pauperland: Poverty and the Poor in Britain
Of the extent of this allowance, Cambridge was offered as one of many examples: A single woman was entitled to the equivalent of three quartern loaves a week. A single man: four quartern loaves (The quartern loaf was made of 3.5 pounds of ...
Jeremy Seabrook, 2013
9
A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: ...
QUARTER quartern— 3-7 quartron (OED) ; 4 quartroun (OED) , quartrun (OED) , quaterone (OED); 4-5 quarteroun (Southampton 2), quarton (Nottingham); 5 quarteren (OED), quarterone (OED); 5-8 quarteron; 6 quateren (OED); 6-7 quarterne; ...
Ronald Edward Zupko, 1985
10
The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer
... in any place where loaves Called prized loaves in the faid tables (hall be allowed to be fold at the fame time ; that is to fay, no aflize loaves of the price of three pence and prized loaves called half quartern loaves, nor aifize loves of the price ...
Richard Burn, 1772

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quartern is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fantastisk upphämntning av Butchers – första förlusten för Trojans
Bortalaget repade sig och steg upp till en 16-10-ledning under den andra quartern. Efter ytterligare 14 poäng i den tredje quartern, mycket tack vare Åbolagets ... «Svenska YLE, Jul 15»
2
Sök på travronden.se
Crazed-Topcat Hall) ledningen efter 600 meter från Gural Hanover, vilken travade första quartern efter 1.06,1. Halva distansen passerades på 1.07,6 och 1.200 ... «Travronden, Jul 15»
3
Segertåget stannade på hemmaplan
Royals inledde fjärde quartern med en touchdown då Rosekat hittade Jakobsson i målzon, men domarna viftade bort poängen. Royals försökte forcera fram ... «Vasabladet, Jul 15»
4
Full pott för Takter
Vinnaren avslutade sista quartern efter 1.05,6 (!) ... emot 150 kvar och Gifted Lady gick undan med en längd på 1.13,2 efter ha travat sista quartern på 1.10,1. «Travronden, Jul 15»
5
Ny förlust för Roedeers
Hemmalaget fick en dålig start och redan i Tyresös andra försök kom bortalagets första touchdown och ställningen efter den första quartern var 0-33. «Sveriges Radio, May 15»
6
Chockat Udominate vände till seger
Visby ledde med 15-14 efter första quartern och hade sedan en niopoängsledning långt in i andra innan Udominate kom lite närmare. Halvtidsresultatet var ... «Västerbottens-Kuriren, Mar 15»
7
Frida Eldebrink ensam svenska vidare
Besiktas som vann på bortaplan hade till en början svårt att hantera det ungerska motståndet och bollen. Redan i den första quartern noterades sex turn-over. «Sveriges Radio, Jan 15»
8
Tillbaka i Miami – då hyllades LeBron James
En hel basketvärld höll nog andan i tredje quartern. James hoppade då ut i publiken för att hinna ikapp en passning och började sedan ta sig för vänster knä. «Aftonbladet, Dec 14»
9
From figgy pudding to candy to roast beast, Christmas means carnage
... cannon-ball, so hard and firm, blazing in half of half-a-quartern of ignited brandy, and bedight with Christmas holly stuck into the top. Oh, a wonderful pudding! «A.V. Club DC, Dec 14»
10
St. Francis football can't chip away in 6A semifinal loss
FRANCIS 28N 28 14 14 0 – 56S 0 14 6 8 – 28HOW THEY SCORED FIRST QUARTERN – Dean 22 run (Hillsman kick), 8:15N – Love 29 pass from Beauduy ... «Suburban Life Publications, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Quartern [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quartern>. May 2024 ».
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