Etymology

quartary

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Today it means: Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L Full definition →

Latin quārtārius
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quartary · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromquārtārius“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”
  2. English todayquartary

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

quartary · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromquārtus“fourth”
  2. English todayquartary

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

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