What does quartern mean?
Definitions for quartern
ˈkwɔr tərnquar·tern
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Princeton's WordNet
one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quarternnoun
one of four equal parts
"a quarter of a pound"
Wiktionary
quarternnoun
A quarter part; one fourth.
quarternnoun
A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quarternnoun
A gill or the fourth part of a pint.
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quartern
A quartern is an old British term referring to a weight of a quarter of a pound, or four ounces. It was commonly used in traditional recipes or when purchasing goods. This term can also indicate a quarter of some other measurement unit, depending on the context.
Webster Dictionary
Quarternnoun
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.)
Quarternnoun
a loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf
Etymology: [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quartern in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quartern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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