QUADRIGA


Meaning of QUADRIGA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwä-ˈdrē-gə ]

noun

( plural qua·dri·gae -ˌgī)

Etymology: Latin, singular of quadrigae team of four, contraction of quadrijugae, feminine plural of quadrijugus yoked four abreast, from quadri- + jungere to yoke, join — more at yoke

Date: circa 1741

: a chariot drawn by four horses abreast

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