The definition of a quart is unit of measure for liquids (equal to 1/4 of a gallon or 32 ounces), or unit of measure for dry ingredients (equal to 1/8 of a peck or 2 dry pints), or the container used to hold the capacity of a quart.
(noun)See quart in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ME < MFr quarte < fem. of OFr quart, a fourth < L quartus, fourth < base of quattuor, four
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Origin: Fr quarte: see quart
See quart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French quarte
Origin: , from Latin quārta
Origin: , feminine of quārtus, fourth; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots
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