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Meaning of quarter
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quarter
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one-
fourth}, {fourth}, {one-quarter}, {quarter}, {fourth part},
{twenty-five percent}, {quartern}]
2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
"the Latin Quarter"
3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions
into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the
first quarter"
4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
"it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell
during the last quarter"
7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is
coming from that quarter"
8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a
dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right
quarter"
12: the rear part of a ship [syn: {stern}, {after part},
{quarter}, {poop}, {tail}]
13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot
covering the heel and joining the vamp
14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he
surrendered but asked for quarter"
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: {quarter},
{billet}, {canton}]
2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his
extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people
were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: {draw},
{quarter}, {draw and quarter}]
3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
4: divide by four; divide into quarters
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