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quartered

quar·tered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwawr-terd]
    • /ˈkwɔr tərd/
    • /ˈkwɔː.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwawr-terd]
    • /ˈkwɔr tərd/

Definitions of quartered word

  • adjective quartered being one of four equal or approximately equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. 1
  • adjective quartered being equal to only about one fourth of the full measure. 1
  • noun quartered one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 1
  • noun quartered a fourth part, especially of one (¼). 1
  • noun quartered one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents. 1
  • noun quartered a coin of this value. 1
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Origin of quartered

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; quarter + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Quartered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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quartered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for quartered

adjective quartered

  • placed — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
Just one Synonym for quartered

Antonyms for quartered

noun quartered

  • disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.

verb quartered

  • confused — If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
  • joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • evicted — Simple past tense and past participle of evict.
  • disarranged — Simple past tense and past participle of disarrange.
  • dislodged — Simple past tense and past participle of dislodge.
All 13 Antonyms of quartered

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    one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.

  • grand quarter

    a quartered coat of arms, itself one of the quarters of a coat of arms.

  • national guard

    state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).

  • pronominal

    Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
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