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quarters

/ˈkwɔːtəz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A fourth part of something.
  2. Place or position.
  3. Technical or specialized senses.
  4. Short forms.
  5. To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
  6. To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
  7. To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
  8. To quartersaw.
  9. To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.
  10. Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
  11. (by extension) The place where someone or something lives
  12. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
  13. Quarterfinals.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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