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Added 9 October 2026

quart

/kwɔːt/ noun

Latin root: quartus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon.
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters.
A United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches.

Origin

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

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