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quart (kwort) one fourth of a gallon; in the United States it is 0.946 liter and in Great Britain (imperial quart) it is 1.14 liters.
quart (kwôrt)
n. Abbr. q., qt, qt.
1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 2 pints or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).
2. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1.101 liters.
quart (qt)
[kwôrt]
Etymology: L, quartus, fourth
a unit of volume fluid measure equivalent to ¼ gallon, 2 pints, 32 ounces, or 946.24 mL. The British Imperial quart is equal to 40 ounces, or 1.136 L, and the American quart for dry measure is 1.101 L.
quart
one-quarter of a gallon or 2 pints. The Imperial quart is 1136.5 milliliters (1.1365 liters) and the American quart is 946 ml (0.946 liters); abbreviated qt.


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