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94. [Division into three parts.] Trisection -- N. trisection, tripartition † , trichotomy; third,<br />

third part.<br />

V. trisect, divide into three parts.<br />

Adj. trifid; trisected &c v.; tripartite, trichotomous † , trisulcate † .<br />

Triadelphous † , triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular † , tridental † , tridentate, tridentiferous † ,<br />

trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal † , trigrammic † , trigrammatic † , tripetalous † , tripodal, tripodic † ,<br />

triquetral † , triquetrous † .<br />

95. Four -- N. quaternity † , four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion, square, quarter.<br />

[planar form with four sides] tetract † , tetragon, quadrangle, rectangle.<br />

[three dimensional object with four surfaces] tetrahedron.<br />

quadrature, quadrifoil, quadriform, quadruplet; quatrefoil.<br />

[object or animal with four legs] tetrapod.<br />

[geographical area with four sides] quadrangle, quad [Coll.].<br />

[electromagnetic object] quadrupole.<br />

[four fundamental studies] quadrivium.<br />

V. reduce to a square, square.<br />

Adj. four; quaternary, quaternal † ; quadratic; quartile; tetract † , tetractic † , tetractinal † ;<br />

tetrad, tetragonal; square, quadrate.<br />

96. Quadruplication -- N. quadruplication.<br />

V. multiply by four, quadruplicate, biquadrate † .<br />

Adj. fourfold, four times; quadrable † , quadrumanous † , quadruple, quadruplicate,<br />

quadrible † ; fourth.<br />

quadrifoliate † , quadrifoliolate † , quadrigeminal † , quadrigeminate † , quadriplanar † ,<br />

quadriserial † .<br />

Adv. four times; in the fourth place, fourthly.<br />

97. [Division into four parts.] Quadrisection -- N. quadrisection, quadripartition † ;<br />

quartering &c v.; fourth; quart; quarter, quartern † ; farthing † , fourthing; quadrant.<br />

V. quarter, divide into four parts.<br />

Adj. quartered &c v.; quadrifid † , quadripartite.<br />

rectangular.<br />

98. Five &c -- N. five, cinque [Fr.], quint, quincux † ; six, half-a-dozen, half dozen; seven;<br />

eight; nine, three times three; dicker; ten, decade; eleven; twelve, dozen; thirteen; long<br />

dozen, baker's dozen; quintuplet; twenty, score; twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen;<br />

twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred; forty, two score; fifty, half a hundred;<br />

sixty, three score; seventy, three score and ten; eighty, four score; ninety, fourscore and<br />

ten; sestiad † .<br />

hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century; hundredweight, cwt.; one hundred and fortyfour,<br />

gross.<br />

thousand, chiliad; millennium, thousand years, grand [Coll.]; myriad; ten thousand,<br />

ban [Jap.], man [Jap.]; ten thousand years, banzai [Jap.]; lac, one hundred thousand,<br />

plum; million; thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion &c<br />

V. centuriate † ; quintuplicate.

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