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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year);


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or consisting of a quarter;
- Example: "quarterly report"


ADVERB (2)

1. in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon;
- Example: "two coats of arms borne quarterly"

2. in three month intervals;
- Example: "interest is compounded quarterly"
[syn: quarterly, every quarter]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.
   1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly
      seasons.
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   2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,
      quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. Quarterlies.
   A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in
   a year.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.
   1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns
      are made quarterly.
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   2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms
      quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus
      divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quarterly
    adv 1: in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon; "two
           coats of arms borne quarterly"
    2: in three month intervals; "interest is compounded quarterly"
       [syn: quarterly, every quarter]
    adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of a quarter; "quarterly
           report"
    n 1: a periodical that is published every quarter (or four
         issues per year)