quadri-

quadri-

(word root) four

Examples of words with the root quadri-: quadriplegic

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quadri-

or quadr- or quadra- or quadru-

pref.

1. Four: quadrilateral.

2. Square: quadrate.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quadri-

or before a vowel

quadr-

combining form

four: quadrilateral; quadrilingual; quadrisyllabic.

[from Latin; compare quattuor four]

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quadri-

a combining form meaning “four”: quadrilateral.

Also, quadru- ;esp. before a vowel, quadr-.

[< Latin; akin to quattuor four]

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