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单词 quire
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quire1  (kwīər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Printinga set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
  2. Printing[Bookbinding.]a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding;
    gathering.
  • Vulgar Latin *quaternum set of four sheets, derivative of Latin quarternī four each
  • Middle French quaier
  • Middle English quayer 1175–1225

quire2  (kwīər),USA pronunciation n., v.i., v.t., quired, quir•ing. 
  1. [Archaic.]choir.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quire /kwaɪə/ n
  1. a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream
  2. four sheets of paper folded once to form a section of 16 pages
  3. a set of all the sheets in a book
Etymology: 15th Century quayer, from Old French quaier, from Latin quaternī four at a time, from quater four times
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