quadr-

variant of quadri- before a vowel.
quadrennial.

quadr-

combining form

a variant of quadri-

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Quadr.; contains a number of Old Latin readings, and on the whole rather resembles Br.

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Ursus americanus var. cinnamomum Audubon and Bachman, Quadr.

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Quadr.” is an innocuous and sweet animal; but, when pressed hard by dogs and men, it can eject such a most pestilent and fetid smell and excrement, that nothing can be more horrible.

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Mr Pennant, in his Synopsis Quadr. p. 835,2 has given a very good description of this animal under the name of Arctic Walrus, but I have no where seen a good drawing of one.

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�� does quadr- mean?

Quadr- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “four.” It is used in a great variety of technical and scientific terms.Quadr- comes from the Latin quattuor, meaning “four.” The Greek equivalent is tetra-, which also appears as tetr-, as in tetrahedron. Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use entries for tetr- and tetra-.�� are variants of quadr-?Quadr- is a variant of quadri-, which loses its -i- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.In other instances, quadr- becomes quadra-, as in quadraphony.Before some labial consonants (such as -p- or -f-), quadr- becomes quadru-, as in quadruplex, which uses the Latin equivalent of the form.Want to learn more? Check out our Words That Use entries for quadra-, quadri-, and quadru-.

quadplex quadra

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