quad·ri·ga (kw d-r  g -r -)n. pl. quad·ri·gae (-g ) A two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast. [Latin quadr ga, sing. of quadrgae, team of four horses, contraction of quadriiugae, feminine pl. of quadriiugus, of a team of four : quadri-, quadri- + iugum, yoke; see jugum.] |
quadriga [kwɒˈdriːgə]
n pl -gas, -gae [-dʒiː]
(Historical Terms) (in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
[from Latin, from earlier quadrijugae a team of four, from quadri- + jugum yoke]
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