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quadriga
[ kwo-dree-guh, -drahy- ]
/ kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ- /
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noun, plural quad·ri·gae [kwo-dree-gahy, -drahy-jee]. /kwɒˈdri gaɪ, -ˈdraɪ dʒi/. Classical Antiquity.
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.
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quadriga
/ (kwɒˈdriːɡə) /
noun plural -gas or -gae (-dʒiː)
(in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast
Word Origin for quadriga
C18: from Latin, from earlier quadrijugae a team of four, from quadri- + jugum yoke
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