quartern

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one of four equal parts

Etymology

From Middle English quartern, quarteroun, quartroun, from Anglo-Norman quatroun (“quarter of a hundred”), from Old French quarter (“fourth”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent

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