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quartary¹

  • /ˈkwɔːtəɹi/ UK
  • /ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/ US
  • /ˈkwɔɹ.tə.ɹi/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun quartaries

  1. historical, obsolete, rare Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L

    Similar: quartarius, quarter-sextarius

  2. historical, obsolete, rare A Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound.

quartary²

  • /ˈkwɔːtəɹi/ UK
  • /ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/ US
  • /ˈkwɔɹ.tə.ɹi/ US

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete, proscribed Synonym of quaternary: Of the fourth rank or order, fourth in a series.

    Similar: quaternary

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"quartary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quartary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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quartary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quartary

Chicago

"quartary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quartary.

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@misc{quartary_2026,
  title = {quartary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quartary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}