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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Origin of quadriga

1720–30; <Latin quadrīga, earlier plural quadrīgae, contraction of quadrijugae a team of four; cf. quadri-, yoke¹

Words nearby quadriga

quadric surface, quadricycle, quadriennial, quadriennium, quadrifid, quadriga, quadrigatus, quad right, quadrilateral, quadrilingual, quadriliteral

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How to use quadriga in a sentence

The god is standing upright in his quadriga, conducted by Mercury and holding in his arms the form of Vibia.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
A Hercules within, and the quadriga upon the gable of the same temple, both also of terra-cotta, are ascribed to this artist.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
The helmeted Athené and Helios in his quadriga figure by the side of Buddha.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot

Quadriga, kwod-rī′ga, n. in Greek and Roman times a two-wheeled car drawn by four horses abreast:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for quadriga

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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