n.
- One fourth of something, especially of some weights and measures.
- Chiefly British. A loaf of bread weighing about 4 pounds (1.81 kilograms).
[Middle English quartron, from Old French quarteron, from quartier, quarter. See quarter.]
quartern
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quar·tern (kwôr'tərn) 
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
one of four equal parts
Synonyms: one-fourth, fourth, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent
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