quarrel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: 'kwôrəl, IPA: /ˈkwɒrəl/, SAMPA: /"kwQr@l/

  Rhymes: -ɒrəl

[edit] Etymology 1

Replaced Old English sacan by 1340 as "ground for complaint"; from Old French querele (modern querelle), itself from Old French querella "complaint", from queri "to complain, lament"

[edit] Noun

quarrel (plural quarrels)

1. A verbal dispute or heated argument.

   Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side - François de La Rochefoucauld

2. A ground of dispute; a complaint

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• See also Wikisaurus:dispute

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[edit] Verb

to quarrel (third-person singular simple present quarrels, present participle quarrelling (UK) or quarreling (US), simple past and past participle quarrelled (UK) or quarreled (US))

(intransitive)

1. To disagree
2. To contend, argue strongly, squabble.
3. To find fault
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) To complain bitterly.

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• quarreler, quarreller
• quarrelsome

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English as "square-headed bolt for a crossbow" c.1225, from Old French quarel (also quarrel or carreau; modern: querelle), from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, the diminutive of Latin quadrus "a square", related to quattuor "four".

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quarrel (plural quarrels)

1. A diamond-shaped piece of coloured glass forming part of a stained glass window.
2. A square tile; quarry tile
3. A square-headed arrow for a crossbow.

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