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QUADRIGA

Definition: QUADRIGA

QUADRIGA

Noun

1. A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Quadriga \Quad*ri"ga\, noun; plural Quadrig[ae]. [Latin expression See Quadrijugous.]. (Websters 1913)


Crosswords: QUADRIGA

English words defined with "QUADRIGA": Quadrigae. (references)
Non-English Usage: "QUADRIGA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (any team, chariot team of four horses, four horse chariot), Portuguese (quadriga).

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Specialty Definition: Quadriga

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A quadriga (from the Latin quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Quadriga."

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Commercial Usage: QUADRIGA

DomainTitle

Books

  • Annus quadriga mundi : opstellen over middeleeuwse kunst opgedragen aan Prof. Dr. Anna C. Esmeijer (reference)

  • Die Quadriga : auf dem Brandenburger Tor : zwischen Raub, Revolution und Frieden (reference)

  • Die Quadriga des Mischa Wolf : Roman, bestehend aus 17 Kapiteln, e. wiss. Vorbemerkung, 2 wiss. Zwischenbemerkungen, 2 Nachspielen sowie e. Schlussnotiz (reference)

  • Hotel Quadriga (reference)

  • Johann Gottfried Schadow : die Quadriga : vom preussischen Symbol zum Denkmal der Nation (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: QUADRIGA

Illustrations:
QUADRIGA

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Usage Frequency: QUADRIGA

"QUADRIGA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "QUADRIGA" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%2245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: QUADRIGA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

quadriga

41

art quadriga

4

fund quadriga

4

quadriga superfund

4

coin quadriga

3

group investment quadriga

2

funds quadriga

2

quadriga asset management

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: QUADRIGA

Language Translations for "QUADRIGA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

karrocë me dy rrota (Tonga). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الكدريجة مركبة بدولابين تجرها أربعة جياد. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

квадрига. (various references)

   

Czech

  

dvoukolý vùz. (various references)

   

French

  

quadrige. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kvadriga. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

adrigaquay

   

Portuguese

  

quadriga. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

квадрига. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

dvokolice (gig, tumbrel, tumbril). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

cuadriga. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kvadriga. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

квадрига. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: QUADRIGA

LanguageDateSourceZechariah Chapter 6, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEn tw armati tw prwtw ippoi purroi kai en tw armati tw deuterw ippoi melaneV
Latin405VulgateIn quadriga prima equi rufi et in quadriga secunda equi nigri
Middle English1395WyclifIn the first foure horsid carte rede horsis, and in the secound foure horsid cart blake horsis;
Jacobean English1611King JamesIn the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
Victorian English1833WebsterIn the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
Basic English1964OgdenIn the first war-carriage were red horses; and in the second, black horses;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: QUADRIGA

LanguageZechariah Chapter 6, Verse 2
CebuanoSa nahaunang carro dihay mapula nga mga kabayo; ug sa ikaduha nga carro dihay maitum nga mga kabayo.
Chinese第 一 輛 車 套 著 紅 馬 . 第 二 輛 車 套 著 黑 馬 .
CroatianU prvim kolima bijahu riði konji; u drugim kolima crni konji;
DanishFor den første Vogn var der røde Heste, for den anden sorte,
DutchAan den eersten wagen waren rode paarden; en aan den tweeden wagen waren zwarte paarden.
FinnishEnsimmäisten vaunujen edessä oli punaisenruskeat hevoset, toisten vaunujen edessä oli mustat hevoset,
FrenchAu premier char il y avait des chevaux roux, au second char des chevaux noirs,
GermanAm ersten Wagen waren rote Rosse, am andern Wagen waren schwarze Rosse,
Haitian CreolePremye cha a te gen chwal wouj ki t'ap rale l'. Dezyèm cha a te gen chwal nwa ki t'ap rale l'.
HungarianAz elsõ szekérben veres lovak, a második szekérben fekete lovak;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKereta-kereta itu ditarik oleh pasangan-pasangan kuda, yang pertama kuda merah, yang kedua kuda hitam,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaPada rata yang pertama adalah kuda merah dan pada rata yang kedua adalah kuda hitam,
ItalianIl primo carro aveva cavalli bai, il secondo cavalli neri,
MaoriI te hariata tuatahi he whero nga hoiho; i te hariata tuarua he mangu nga hoiho;
NorwegianFor den første vogn var det røde hester, og for den annen vogn var det sorte hester,
PortugueseNo primeiro carro eram cavalos vermelhos, no segundo carro cavalos pretos,   
RumanianLa carul dintki erau niwte cai rowi, la al doilea car cai negri,
Russianч ЕТЧПК ЛПМЕУОЙ"Е ЛПОЙ ТЩЦЙЕ, Б ЧП ЧФПТПК ЛПМЕУОЙ"Е ЛПОЙ ЧПТПОЩЕ;
SpanishEn el primer carro había caballos rojos, en el segundo carro caballos negros,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: QUADRIGA

Derivations

Words beginning with "QUADRIGA": quadrigae. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "QUADRIGA"

Words rhyming with "QUADRIGA" (pronounced 'Quad*ri"ga'): Abanga, Alga, Anhinga, Auriga, Badiaga, Beccabunga, Bega, Beluga, Biga, Caatinga, Cotinga, Durga, Fuga, massasauga, Moringa, Munga, Omega, Onagga, Plaga, Quagga, ruga, saiga, Siaga, toga, Tringa, Yoga, Ziega. (additional references)

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Anagrams: QUADRIGA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-d-g-i-q-r-u"

-3 letters: agria, guard.

-4 letters: agar, aqua, aria, arid, aura, drag, drug, dura, gadi, gaud, gaur, gird, grad, grid, guar, guid, qaid, quad, quag, quai, quid, raga, ragi, raia, raid, ruga.

-5 letters: aga, aid, air, dag, dig, dug, dui, gad, gar, gid, qua, rad, rag, ria, rid, rig, rug, urd.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-d-g-i-q-r-u"
 

+1 letter: quadrigae.

 

+2 letters: quadrating.

 

+4 letters: masquerading, quadriplegia.

 

+5 letters: quadriplegias.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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