Definition of Quire in English :

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Quire meaning in English

Meaning of Quire in English

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Quire pronunciation in English

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Quire

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Noun

1. quire

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

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Quire

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noun
1. 
a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper; a twentieth of a ream
2. 
a. 
four sheets of paper folded once to form a section of 16 pages
b. 
a section or gathering
3. 
a set of all the sheets in a book
noun
an obsolete spelling of choir

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Quire

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noun, verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: quired or ˈquiring
Archaic
choir
noun
a set of 24 or 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock, the twentieth part of a ream

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Quire

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n.
1. A set of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and stock; one twentieth of a ream.
2. A collection of leaves of parchment or paper, folded one within the other, in a manuscript or book.
n. & v.
Archaic
Variant of choir.

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