Quartal

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of base four; using only four unique digits. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having a distinct preference for intervals of fourths not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A section or block of a city in Russia. rare

    "According to the police regulation, Moſco is partitioned into twenty chief diviſions, denominated from the principal ſtreets they ſeverally comprehend, e. gr. the Boſmanſkoi, the Verſkoi, &c. Each of theſe main diviſions are again divided into ſeveral quartals."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin quārtus + -al.

Etymology 2

From Russian кварта́л (kvartál), from German Quartal, from Medieval Latin quārtālis.

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