QUIRE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("quire" is a kind of...):

definite quantity (a specific measure of amount)

Holonyms ("quire" is a part of...):

ream (a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)

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