quartarius

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noun

A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.

Similar
quarter-sextariusquarter-pintquartary
OriginLatin quārtārius →
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Meanings

nounquartarius (plural quartariuses or quartarii)

plural quartariuses · plural quartarii

  1. historicalA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.

    Synonyms: quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint, quartary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.

Similar
quarter-sextariusquarter-pintquartary
Also see
quartary

Origin

  1. Latinquārtārius“one-fourth”
  2. Englishquartarius

From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary”, forming adjectives) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.

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APA

quartarius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartarius

MLA

“quartarius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartarius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quartarius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartarius.

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