quadriga

[ kwo-dree-guh, -drahy- ]

/ kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ- /

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.

Compare biga, triga.

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, quadrigeminal, quadrigeminal body, quadrigeminal rhythm, quadrigeminum

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Example sentences from the Web for quadriga

Opposite to these is another bas-relief representing Titus in the quadriga, the reins borne by the goddess Roma.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
As Pallas Athene she frequently appears; generally on foot, but sometimes in her quadriga.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
The reverse of an aureus of the reign of Titus represents the Colosseum with these statues and a quadriga in the centre.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2|George Gordon Byron

To see it properly one should sit down at ease under the Doge's arcade or mount to the quadriga gallery of S. Mark's.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas

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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单词	quadriga
释义	quadriga [ kwo-dree-guh, -drahy- ] / kwɒˈdri gə, -ˈdraɪ- / 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. Compare biga, triga. 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, quadrigeminal, quadrigeminal body, quadrigeminal rhythm, quadrigeminum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadriga Opposite to these is another bas-relief representing Titus in the quadriga, the reins borne by the goddess Roma. Walks in Rome\|Augustus J.C. Hare As Pallas Athene she frequently appears; generally on foot, but sometimes in her quadriga. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga. Needlework As Art\|Marian Alford The reverse of an aureus of the reign of Titus represents the Colosseum with these statues and a quadriga in the centre. The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2\|George Gordon Byron To see it properly one should sit down at ease under the Doge's arcade or mount to the quadriga gallery of S. Mark's. A Wanderer in Venice\|E.V. Lucas 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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