quadruplicity

[kwod-roo-plis-i-tee]

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noun

the state or fact of being quadruple or fourfold.
Astrology.��the division of the signs of the zodiac into three groups of four signs each, the cardinal signs, the fixed signs, and the mutable signs, with each sign separated from the next nearest within the group by 90 degrees of the ecliptic.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadruplicity¹

1580–90; < Latin quadruplic-, stem of quadruplex quadruplex + -ity, on the model of duplicity, etc.

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Pointing out that all of the above symbols are but variations on the fundamental theme of the “Middle, Four Quarters, Above and Below,” I also emphasize the fact that, in ancient America, language powerfully influenced the choice of symbols, as may be particularly seen in the case of the serpent, the Nahuatl and Maya names for which are homonymous with duality and quadruplicity.

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