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quarter Definition
(n)
one
of
four
equal
parts
; "
a
quarter
of
a
pound
"
(n)
a
district
of
a
city
having
some
distinguishing
character
; "
the
Latin
Quarter
"
(n)
one
of
four
periods
of
play
into
which
some
games
are
divided
; "
both
teams
scored
in
the
first
quarter
"
(n)
a
unit
of
time
equal
to
15
minutes
or
a
quarter
of
an
hour
; "
it
''
s
a
quarter
til
4
"; "
a
quarter
after
4
o
''
clock
"
(n)
one
of
four
periods
into
which
the
school
year
is
divided
; "
the
fall
quarter
ends
at
Christmas
"
(n)
a
fourth
part
of
a
year
;
three
months
; "
unemployment
fell
during
the
last
quarter
"
(n)
one
of
the
four
major
division
of
the
compass
; "
the
wind
is
coming
from
that
quarter
"
(n)
a
quarter
of
a
hundredweight
(
25
pounds
)
(n)
a
quarter
of
a
hundredweight
(
28
pounds
)
(n)
a
United
States
coin
worth
one
fourth
of
a
dollar
; "
he
fed
four
quarters
into
the
slot
machine
"
(n)
an
unspecified
person
; "
he
dropped
a
word
in
the
right
quarter
"
(n)
the
rear
part
of
a
ship
(n)
piece
of
leather
that
comprises
the
part
of
a
shoe
or
boot
covering
the
heel
and
joining
the
vamp
(v)
provide
housing
for
(
military
personnel
)
(v)
pull
(
a
person
)
apart
with
four
horses
tied
to
his
extremities
,
so
as
to
execute
him
; "
in
the
old
days
,
people
were
drawn
and
quartered
for
certain
crimes
"
(v)
divide
into
quarters
; "
quarter
an
apple
"
(v)
divide
by
four
;
divide
into
quarters
quarter Synonyms
after part
billet
canton
draw
draw and quarter
fourth
fourth part
one-fourth
poop
quarter
quartern
stern
tail
twenty-five percent
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