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quartering noun

  • The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
 τεταρτιασμός

quarter noun

  /ˈk(w)oː.tɘ/ , /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ , /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ , [ˈk(w)ɔɹ.ɾɚ]
  • (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
 τέταρτο, τεταρτημόριο, τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
  • A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]
 συνοικία, τετράγωνο
  • (now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]
 τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
  • (time) A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour. [from 15th c.]
  • (now, rare, rugby, American football) A quarterback. [from 19th c.]
 δεκάλεπτο

quarter verb

  /ˈk(w)oː.tɘ/ , /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ , /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ , [ˈk(w)ɔɹ.ɾɚ]
  • (transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
 διαιρώ, τεταρτιάζω, φιλοξενώ
  • (transitive) To range to and fro over an area; to move from point to point.
 φιλοξενώ
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