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quire ¹  (kwr)

n.

1. Abbr. qr. or q. A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream.

2. A collection of leaves of parchment or paper, folded one within the other, in a manuscript or book.

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[Middle English quayer, four double sheets of paper, from Old French quaer, from Vulgar Latin *quaternus, from Latin quatern, set of four, four each, from quater, four times; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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quire

Noun

a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper [Old French quaier]

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Quire any collection or gathering of leaves in a book or manuscript; a collection of 24 or 25 sheets of paper.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quire - a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets definite quantity - a specific measure of amount ream - a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

Translations

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] n → mano f de papel

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] n → main f (de papier)

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] n (of paper) → 24 Bogen Papier

quire [ˈkwaɪəʳ] n → ventesima parte di una risma