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 Definitions of quartern  [ˈkwɔr tərn]  

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Definition of 'quartern' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (Chiefly Brit.) quartern
a quarter, or a fourth part, esp. of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; ME quartroun, quartron, quartern)

Definition of 'quartern' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
one of four equal parts
"a quarter of a pound"


Definition of 'quartern' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) quartern
a quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.)

2. (noun) quartern
a loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf



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