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- [kwawrt]
- /kwɔrt/
- /kwɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwawrt]
- /kwɔrt/
Definitions of quart word
- noun quart Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor) 1
- noun quart Fencing Rare. quarte. 1
- noun quart A unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in the US to approximately 0.94 liter and in Britain to approximately 1.13 liters. 1
- noun quart liquid measure: quarter of a gallon 1
- noun quart dry measure: two pints 1
- noun quart measure: just over 1 litre 1
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Origin of quart
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quarta, noun use of feminine of quartus fourth (in order)
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Parts of speech for Quart
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quart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quart
noun quart
- cup — A cup is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic.
- gallon — a common unit of capacity in English-speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 liters). Abbreviation: gal.
- gill — a male given name.
- pint — a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
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