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quartern definition

quar·tern (kwôrt′ərn)

noun

  1. Obsolete a fourth part; quarter
  2. Brit. one fourth of a pint, a peck, or of various other weights and measures

Etymology: ME quarteroun < OFr quarteron < quart: see quart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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