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Quarter derives from the French meaning "4" or "¼" and may refer to:
a one-fourth part of any measure, notably including:
one-fourth of a year, often a fiscal year, notably three consecutive months
one-quarter of an ounce, term associated mostly with illicit drug sales
"Quarters", also known as Bloody Knuckles, a schoolyard game involving quarters or other coins
In military and combat:
Mercy shown to a defeated opponent
In geography:
French Quarter, the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana
Quartiere, a subdivision of certain Italian towns
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