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quire

1 of 2

noun

: a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality : one twentieth of a ream

quire

2 of 2

archaic spelling of choir

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English quair four sheets of paper folded once, collection of sheets, from Anglo-French quaier, from Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four, from Latin quaterni four each, set of four — more at quaternion

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quire was in the 15th century

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