Classical roots 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Trilogy | Noun. A group of three literary or musical works that have a related theme |
| Trisect | Verb. To divide into three parts |
| Triumvirate | Noun. A group of three, especially in authority |
| Quadrant | Noun. A quarter of a circle or of it's circumference |
| Tri | Three |
| Tres | Three |
| Quartus | Four |
| Quatuor | Four |
| Quartet | Noun. A musical composition for four voices or instruments |
| Quatrain | Noun. A stanza or group of four lines of poetry |
| Decimate | Verb. To destroy a large part of |
| Decathlon | Noun. An athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in ten events |
| Decem | Ten |
| Bicentennial | Noun. A two-hundredth anniversary |
| Centenary | Adjective. Pertaining to a 100-year period |
| Centum | Hundred |
| Centigrade | Adjective. Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 |
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