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A Writer's Dictionary:

quad Definition


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quad1
noun
    1. colloq
      A quadruplet.
Etymology: Late 19c.




quad2
noun
    1. colloq
      A quadrangle.
Etymology: 19c.




quad3 (colloq)
adj
    1. Quadraphonic.
noun
    1. Quadraphonics.
    2. Quadraphony.
Etymology: 1970s.




quad4
noun
    1. A small powerful four-wheel-drive vehicle that is used especially for towing a gun.
Etymology: Early 20c: from quadruple.




quad5
noun
    1. printing.
      A piece of blank type that is usually lower than the type face and which is used for spacing.
      Form: quadrat (in full)
Etymology: 19c.



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