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* '''kvarter:''' (''Danish'') district; quarter | * '''kvarter:''' (''Danish'') district; quarter | ||
| − | * '''quarters''' → connected somehow to [[triboos]] a few words later (''tri'' = three, ''kvart'' = four); applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is; or it may imply the "four winds" or the four points of the compass | + | * '''quarters''' → connected somehow to [[triboos]] a few words later (''tri'' = three, ''kvart'' = four); applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is; or it may imply the "four winds" (Revelation 7:1) or the four points of the compass |
Latest revision as of 05:11, 12 September 2006
- kvarter: (Danish) district; quarter
- quarters → connected somehow to triboos a few words later (tri = three, kvart = four); applied to the sky, it may refer to the four astronomical quadrants (horizon bisected by meridian); these define late morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning, depending on where the sun is; or it may imply the "four winds" (Revelation 7:1) or the four points of the compass
