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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Trilogy | A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
| Trisect | To divide into three equal parts |
| Triumvirate | A group of three, especially in authority |
| Quadrant | 1. A quarter of a circle or its circumference 2. An early machine for measuring altitude 3. Any of the four parts of an area divided by perpendicular lines |
| Quartet | 1. A musical composition for four voices or instruments 2. A set of four, especially four musicians |
| Quatrain | A stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
| Decimate | 1. To destroy a large part of. 2. To kill one in every 10 |
| Decathlon | An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in 10 events |
| Bicentennial | A two-hundredth anniversary |
| Centenary | Pertaining to a 100-year period |
| Centigrade | referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |
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