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16 Cards in this Set
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TRI
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<G. three
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TRES
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<L. three
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trilogy
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[<G: tri (three) + logos (word, speech)]
n. A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme. |
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trisect
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[<G: tri (three) + <L. secare (to cut)]
tr. v. To divide into three parts. trisection, n; trisector, n. |
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triumvirate
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[<G: tri (three) + <L. vir (man); <L triumviri (board of three)]
n. A group of three, especially in authority. |
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QUARTUS
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<L. fourth
<L. four |
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quadrant
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n. 1) A quarter of a circle or of its circumference.
2) An early machine for measuring altitudes. 3) Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines. |
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quartet
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n. 1) A musical composition for four voices or instruments.
2) A set of four, especially of four musicians. |
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quatrain
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n. A stanza or group or four lines of poetry.
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DECEM
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<L. ten
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decimate
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tr. v. 1) To destroy a large part of.
2) To kill one in every ten. decimation, n. |
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decathlon
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[<L: decem (ten) + <G. athlon (contest)]
n. An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events. |
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CENTUM
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<L. hundred
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bicentennial
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[<L: bi (two) + centum + <L. annus (year)]
n. A two-hundredth anniversary. adj. Happening every 200 years. bicentennially, adv. |
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centenary
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adj. pertaining to a 100 year period.
n. A centennial. |
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centigrade
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[<L: centum (hundred) + <L. gradus (step)]
adj. Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100. |
