quart

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
  2. noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
  3. noun a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

Etymology

From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).

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