Quadragesima
         n 1: the first Sunday in Lent [syn: {Quadragesima},
               {Quadrigesima Sunday}]

English Dictionary: quadriceps	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadrasonic adj of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Synonym(s): quadraphonic, quadriphonic, quadrasonic, quadrisonic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadric n a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree Synonym(s): quadric, quadric surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadric surface n a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree Synonym(s): quadric, quadric surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadriceps n a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadriceps femoris n a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad]
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Quadrigesima Sunday n the first Sunday in Lent [syn: Quadragesima, Quadrigesima Sunday]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadrisonic adj of or relating to quadraphony; "his quadraphonic sound system" Synonym(s): quadraphonic, quadriphonic, quadrasonic, quadrisonic
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Quai d'Orsay n the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris Synonym(s): French Foreign Office, Quai d'Orsay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quatercentenary n the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: quatercentennial, quatercentenary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quatercentennial n the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: quatercentennial, quatercentenary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quattrocento n the 15th century in Italian art and literature
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadragenarious \Quad`ra*ge*na"ri*ous\, a. [L. quadragenarius,       fr. qyadrageni forty each.]       Consisting of forty; forty years old.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadragene \Quad"ra*gene\, n. [LL. quadragena, fr. L. quadrageni       forty each, akin to quadraginta forty.] (R. C. Ch.)       An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days       of ancient canonical penance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quadragesima \[d8]Quad`ra*ges"i*ma\, n. [L., fr. quadragesimus       the fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four.       See {Four}.] (Eccl.)       The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.          {Quadragesima Sunday}, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty             days before Easter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadragesimal \Quad`ra*ges"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. quadrag[82]simal.]       Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadragesimals \Quad`ra*ges"i*mals\, n. pl.       Offerings formerly made to the mother church of a diocese on       Mid-Lent Sunday.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadric \Quad"ric\, a. (Math.)       Of or pertaining to the second degree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadric \Quad"ric\, n.       (a) (Alg.) A quantic of the second degree. See {Quantic}.       (b) (Geom.) A surface whose equation in three variables is of             the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids,             paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with             circular bases, are quadrics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadricapsular \Quad`ri*cap"su*lar\, a. [Quadri- + capsular.]       (Bot.)       Having four capsules.
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Quadricipital \Quad`ri*cip"i*tal\, n. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.
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Quadricorn \Quad"ri*corn\, n. [See {Quadricornous}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any quadricornous animal.
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Quadricornous \Quad`ri*cor"nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. cornu horn:       cf. F. quadricorne.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having four horns, or hornlike organs; as, a quadricornous       beetle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadricostate \Quad`ri*cos"tate\, a. [Quadri- + costate.]       Having four ribs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quadriga \[d8]Quad*ri"ga\, n.; pl. {Quadrig[91]}. [L. See       {Quadrijugous}.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrigeminal \Quad`ri*gem"i*nal\, Quadrigeminous    \Quad`ri*gem"i*nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]       Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar       parts.          {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or             elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most             mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the             nates, and the posterior the testes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrigeminal \Quad`ri*gem"i*nal\, Quadrigeminous    \Quad`ri*gem"i*nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]       Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar       parts.          {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or             elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most             mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the             nates, and the posterior the testes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrigeminal \Quad`ri*gem"i*nal\, Quadrigeminous    \Quad`ri*gem"i*nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]       Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar       parts.          {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or             elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most             mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the             nates, and the posterior the testes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrigenarious \Quad`ri*ge*na"ri*ous\, a. [L. quadrigeni,       quadringeni, four hundred each.]       Consisting of four hundred.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrijugate \Quad*rij"u*gate\, a.       Same as {Quadrijugous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrijugous \Quad*rij"u*gous\, a. [L. quadrijugus of a team of       four; quattuor four + jugum yoke.] (Bot.)       Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous       leaf.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrisection \Quad`ri*sec"tion\, n. [Quadri- + section.]       A subdivision into four parts.
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Quadrisulcate \Quad`ri*sul"cate\, a. [Quadri + sulcate.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate       animal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrisyllabic \Quad`ri*syl*lab"ic\, Quadri-syllabical    \Quad`ri-syl*lab"ic*al\,       Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables;       as, a quadrisyllabic word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrisyllabic \Quad`ri*syl*lab"ic\, Quadri-syllabical    \Quad`ri-syl*lab"ic*al\,       Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables;       as, a quadrisyllabic word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadrisyllable \Quad`ri*syl"la*ble\, n. [Quadri- + syllable: cf.       F. quadrisyllabe.]       A word consisting of four syllables. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadroxide \Quad*rox"ide\, n. [Quadri- + oxide.] (Chem.)       A tetroxide. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quater-cousin \Qua"ter-cous`in\, n. [F. quatre four + cousin, E.       cousin.]       A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred.
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Quatorzain \Qua*torz"ain\, n. [See {Quatorze}.]       A poem of fourteen lines; a sonnet. --R. H. Stoddard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quatorze \Qua*torze"\, n. [F. quatorze fourteen, L.       quattuordecim. See {Fourteen}.]       The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of       piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen       points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quattrocento \[d8]Quat`tro*cen"to\, n. & a. [It., four       hundred, used as an abbreviated expression for the dates       beginning with fourteen hundred.]       The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or       literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento;       quattrocento style. -- {Quat`tro*cen"tist}, n.