quartary

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noun

Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

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quartariusquarter-sextariusquaternary
OriginLatin quārtārius →
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Meanings

quartary1

nounquartary (plural quartaries)

plural quartaries

  1. historicalobsoleterareSynonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

    Synonyms: quartarius, quarter-sextarius

  2. historicalobsoleterareA Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound.

quartary2

adjectivequartary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteproscribedSynonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series.

    Synonyms: quaternary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

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quartariusquarter-sextarius

adjectiveSynonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series.

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quaternary
Also see
quartariusquaternary

Origin

quartary · noun

  1. Latinquārtārius“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”
  2. Englishquartary

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

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quartary · adjective

  1. Latinquārtus“fourth”
  2. Englishquartary

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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