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Quadrans


Quad′rans

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Noun.
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pl.
Quadrantes
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[L.]
1.
(Rom. Antiq.)
A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2.
2.
The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See
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Definition 2024


quadrans

quadrans

English

Noun

quadrans (plural quadrantes)

  1. A bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as.

Latin

Etymology

From quattuor (four).

Pronunciation

Noun

quadrāns m (genitive quadrantis); third declension

  1. A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing.
  2. The fourth part of an as, quarter of an as, three unciae.
  3. A quarter-digit.
  4. (as a liquid measure) The fourth part of a sextārius, quarter of a sextārius.
  5. (as a weight) A quarter of a Roman pound.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative quadrāns quadrantēs
genitive quadrantis quadrantum
dative quadrantī quadrantibus
accusative quadrantem quadrantēs
ablative quadrante quadrantibus
vocative quadrāns quadrantēs

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