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Word: Quire
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French quaier, from Latin quaterni ‘set of four’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.
Short Definition:four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves
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