bad quartos

A form of bad quarto — A quarto-sized publication of a play, especially a Shakespearean play, that is considered spurious by virtue of having been copied down during a performance or later reconstructed from memory.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bad quarto
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APA

bad quartos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20quartos

MLA

“bad quartos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20quartos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad quartos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20quartos.

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