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quartal¹

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From Latin quārtus + -al.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of base four; using only four unique digits.
  2. not comparable, of harmony Having a distinct preference for intervals of fourths.

quartal²

Where it comes from

From Russian кварта́л (kvartál), from German Quartal, from Medieval Latin quārtālis.

noun quartals

  1. rare A section or block of a city in Russia. According to the police regulation, Moſco is partitioned into twenty chief diviſions, denominated from the principal ſtreets they ſeverally comprehend, e. gr. the Boſmanſkoi, the Verſkoi, &c. Each of theſe main diviſions are again divided into ſeveral quartals.

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@misc{quartal_2026,
  title = {quartal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quartal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}