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quire

/ˈkwaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

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noun

One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.

Examples :

"The teacher asked each student to take a quire of paper from the stack for the exam. "

stationery material writing

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noun

A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.

Examples :

"The student carefully removed a quire of blank paper from the printer tray, ready to begin writing her essay. "

stationery writing material item

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noun

A book, poem, or pamphlet.

Examples :

"The student submitted their quire of poems for the class anthology. "

literature writing stationery

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verb

To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.

Examples :

"The student needed to quire the loose pages of her handwritten report before submitting it. "

stationery writing

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noun

Examples :

"The small church has a talented quire that sings beautifully every Sunday. "

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noun

One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse.

Examples :

"The sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the quire, illuminating the choir as they rehearsed for Sunday's service. "

architecture religion building area

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verb

To sing in concert.

Examples :

"The church choir will quire at the Christmas service this year. "

music sound group entertainment