noun
Meaning 1
A quarter part; one fourth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
quartern
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noun
Meaning 2
A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
one of four equal parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a quarter of a pound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
History
Etymology
From Middle English quartern, quarteroun, quartroun, from Anglo-Norman quatroun (“quarter of a hundred”), from Old French quarter (“fourth”).