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quartary.

Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

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noun/ˈkwɔːtəɹi/UK/ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/US/ˈkwɔɹ.tə.ɹi/US
  1. Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

    historical · obsolete · rare
  2. A Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound.

    historical · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin quārtārius (“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”). Equivalent to quart + -ary. Doublet of quartarius.

adj/ˈkwɔːtəɹi/UK/ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/US/ˈkwɔɹ.tə.ɹi/US
  1. Synonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series.

    not-comparable · obsolete · proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Latin quārtus (“fourth”) + -ary (adjective-forming suffix) within English in place of the correct form quaternary.

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