English Explanatory Dictionary

quart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
  2. Four successive cards of the same suit.
  3. A fourth; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.
  4. The fourth defensive position; quarte.
adj
  1. Safe, sound; healthy.
noun
  1. Safety, soundness; health.
adj
  1. Transverse.
  2. Contentious or quarrelsome.
adv
  1. Crosswise; across.
verb
  1. To thwart.
name
  1. A comune of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
name
  1. A municipality of Gironès, Comarques Gironines, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
name
  1. A surname
  2. A surname:
  3. Josie Alice Quart (1895–1980), Canadian senator

Pronunciation

/kwɔːt/ /kwɔɹt/ /kɔɹt/ /kwoːt/ en-us-quart.ogg kăʀ käʀ /kar/ /kɑːr/ [kaʁ] kwăʀt kwärt /kwart/ /kwɑɹt/ /kwɑːt/ [kwaɾt]

Word forms

quart quarts more quart most quart quarting quarted

Etymology

From Middle English quart, quarte, from Old French quarte, carte, from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Cognate with Spanish cuarto (“quarter; room, quarters”).

Related words

quart-pot quatre quart quatre-quart Winchester quart you can't get a quart into a pint pot Quart de les Valls Quart de Poblet

Derived words

quartary quartful reputed quart
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