noun
pl. -·gae in ancient Rome and Greece, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
Origin of quadriga
L, singular of quadrigae, team of four from quadri- (see quadri-) + jugum, yokequadriga
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quadriga
noun
pl. quad·ri·gae,A two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
Origin of quadriga
Latin quadrīga sing. of quadrīgae team of four horses contraction of quadriiugae feminine pl. of quadriiugus of a team of four quadri- quadri- iugum yoke ; see jugum .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural quadrigae or quadrigas)
Origin
From Latin quÄdrÄ«gae, literally "four yoked" (quattuor "four" + iugum "yoke").
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