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quart1 definition

quart (kwôrt)

noun

    1. a unit of liquid measure, equal to of a liquid gallon or 2 liquid pints or 32 fluid ounces (0.94635 liquid liters): the British and Canadian imperial quart equals 1.1365 liquid liters
    2. a unit of dry measure, equal to dry gallon or peck or 2 dry pints (1.1012 dry liters or 67.2006 cubic inches)
  1. any container with a capacity of one quart

Etymology: ME < MFr quarte < fem. of OFr quart, a fourth < L quartus, fourth < base of quattuor, four

quart2 definition

quart (kärt)

noun

Etymology: Fr quarte: see quart

quart3 definition

quart

  1. quarter
  2. quarterly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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