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7th - VCR A Lesson 2
Vocabulary from Classical Roots A, Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tri | (Greek) three |
| tres | (Latin) three |
| Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. | (Latin) All Gaul is divided into three parts. - Julius Caesar |
| trilogy | (noun) a group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
| trisect | (transitive verb) to divide into three parts |
| triumvirate | (noun) a group of three, especially in authority |
| quartus | (Latin) fourth |
| quatuor | (Latin) four |
| quadrant | (noun) in mathematics, a quarter of a circle or of its circumference |
| quadrant | (noun) an early machine for measuring altitudes |
| quadrant | (noun) any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines |
| quartet | (noun) a musical composition for four voices or instruments |
| quartet | (noun) a set of four, especially of four musicians |
| quatrain | (noun) a stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
| decem | (Latin) ten |
| decimate | (transitive verb) to destroy a large part of |
| decimate | (transitive verb) to kill one in every ten |
| decathlon | (noun) an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events |
| centum | (Latin) hundred |
| bicentennial | (noun) a two-hundredth anniversary |
| bicentennial | (adjective) happening every 200 years |
| centenary | (adjective) pertaining to a 100-year period |
| centenary | (noun) a centennial |
| centigrade | (adjective) referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |