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Added 9 October 2026

quartern

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about quartern at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One of four equal parts.
a quarter of a pound

Origin

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

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